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Matthew Fontaine Maury, Father of Oceanography: A Biography, 1806-1873
Matthew Fontaine Maury Father of Oceanography A Biography 18061873
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In becoming "a useful man" on the maritime stage, Matthew Fontaine Maury focused on the ills of a clique-ridden Navy, charted sea lanes and bested Great Britain's admiralty in securing the fastest, safest routes to India and Australia. He helped bind the Old and New worlds with the laying of the transatlantic cable, forcefully advocated Southern... more »
Author:
In becoming "a useful man" on the maritime stage, Matthew Fontaine Maury focused on the ills of a clique-ridden Navy, charted sea lanes and bested Great Britain's admiralty in securing the fastest, safest routes to India and Australia. He helped bind the Old and New worlds with the laying of the transatlantic cable, forcefully advocated Southern... more »
ISBN-13: 9780786478217
ISBN-10: 0786478217
Publication Date: 1/12/2015
Pages: 264
Rating: ?
ISBN-10: 0786478217
Publication Date: 1/12/2015
Pages: 264
Rating: ?
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Genres:
- Biographies & Memoirs >> Historical >> United States
- Biographies & Memoirs >> Leaders & Notable People >> Military >> American Civil War
- History >> Americas >> United States >> Civil War >> Campaigns & Battlefields
- Nonfiction >> Transportation >> Ships
