The Enlistment, Training, and Organization of Crews for Our New Ships. Naval Historical Foundation Publication, Spring 1972
Washington, DC: Naval Historical Foundation, 1972. 60, wraps, illus., pencil check marks inside covers and on pp. 26-27, small stains to covers & to p. 2. Ensign Niblack wrote this prize-winning essay for the 1891 U.S. Naval Institute's contest. The photographs were not part of the original essay. Among the photographs are one showing aired bedding aboard the USS Dixie during the Spanish-American War, and two photographs of the USS Olympia in 1898 (ropeyarn Sunday, and clothing and small stores issue). Condition: fair to good.
Keywords: Naval, Spanish-Am War, Recruitment, Ship Construction, USS Olympia, Sailors, Enlistment, Naval Training, Marine Corps
[Book #15277]
Price: $27.00