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South Carolinian Alexander F. Warley (1823-1895) was an exceptional naval officer who enjoyed a robust life of far-flung adventures at sea during several dramatic periods in American maritime…]]> Tue, 27 May 2025 08:36:55 -0700 https://uscpress.com/book-post/4016941/The-Abandoned-Ocean
A concise analysis of the decay of the merchant marine through the failed policies that have been imposed upon the industry

The Abandoned Ocean offers an in-depth appraisal of United St…]]> Tue, 27 May 2025 08:36:55 -0700 https://uscpress.com/book-post/4016992/Ironclads-and-Big-Guns-of-the-Confederacy
An inside look at the Confederacy's military science and technology

Loaded with previously unavailable information about the Confederate Navy's effort to supply its fledgling forces, th…]]> Tue, 27 May 2025 08:36:55 -0700 https://uscpress.com/book-post/4017123/Dead-Men-Tell-No-Tales
A chronicle of murders, mutiny, and mayhem carried out by a real pirate of the Caribbean

Dead men tell no tales, or so the pirate maxim goes. But shortly before execution for mutiny and…]]> Tue, 27 May 2025 08:36:55 -0700 https://uscpress.com/book-post/4017161/Guardian-of-Savannah
The remarkable story of how an earthen fort defense shielded a Southern city from the ironclad monitors of the U.S. Navy

Built out of sand and mud, Fort McAllister was designed to serve…]]> Tue, 27 May 2025 08:36:55 -0700 https://uscpress.com/book-post/4017188/Longitude-by-Wire
A compelling narrative of how American ingenuity solved an international scientific mystery

At the turn of the nineteenth century, even the most experienced mariners were still risking…]]> Tue, 27 May 2025 08:36:55 -0700 https://uscpress.com/book-post/4017190/Lewis-Coolidge-and-the-Voyage-of-the-Amethyst-1806-1811
A firsthand account of a nineteenth-century sealing expedition that recalls the spirit of Herman Melville

Lewis Coolidge (1783-1871) was a nephew of Billy Dawes, the man who accompanied…]]> Tue, 27 May 2025 08:36:55 -0700 https://uscpress.com/book-post/4017219/The-Day-the-Johnboat-Went-up-the-Mountain
True tales of underwater adventures and discoveries in the Palmetto State's maritime history

Combining his skills as a veteran journalist and well-practiced storyteller with his two dec…]]> Tue, 27 May 2025 08:36:55 -0700 https://uscpress.com/book-post/4017226/Historic-Canals-Waterways-of-South-Carolina
The first history of the canal boom that revolutionized transportation in the Palmetto State

South Carolina's first transportation revolution was the development of a network of canals…]]> Tue, 27 May 2025 08:36:55 -0700 https://uscpress.com/book-post/4017918/Port-Cities-of-the-Atlantic-World
Traces the maritime routes and the historical networks that link port cities around the Atlantic world

Port Cities of the Atlantic World brings together a collection of essays that exam…]]> Tue, 27 May 2025 08:36:55 -0700