Alaska and the U.S. Revenue Cutter Service, 1867-1915 /

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Author / Creator:Strobridge, Truman R.
Imprint:Annapolis, Md. : Naval Institute Press, c1999.
Description:xiv, 223 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Language:English
Subject:United States. -- Revenue-Cutter Service -- History.
United States. -- Revenue-Cutter Service.
History.
Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/4272574
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Varying Form of Title:Alaska and the US Revenue Cutter Service, 1867-1915
Other authors / contributors:Noble, Dennis L.
ISBN:1557508453 (alk. paper)
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (p. 207-212) and index.
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Alaska and the U.S. Revenue Cutter Service
  • 2. Cuttermen of the North
  • 3. "Hell Roaring Mike"
  • 4. The Indomitable Thetis
  • 5. Exploring Uncharted Regions
  • 6. Lt. John C. Cantwell, Explorer
  • 7. The Smithsonian's Navy
  • 8. Through Ice and Howling Gale
  • 9. Doctors, Natives, and Cutters
  • 10. Law Enforcers or Humanitarians?
  • 11. "A Lot of Wardroom Carping and Complaining"