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<p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Although the state of Missouri is located hundreds of miles from the nearest ocean, ships with Missouri names and connections have served the United States for decades. In <i>Missouri at Sea</i>, Richard Schroeder tells about the ships that were named after the state, its cities, and its favorite sons and explores the important role that each has played in American history.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; For each vessel, a brief history is supplied, and the book is illustrated with many extraordinary images and photographs taken from official U.S. government records and archives. Schroeder begins his volume with the first <i>St.</i> <i>Louis</i> and other small early ships that were symbolic of America’s modest nineteenth-century commercial and political ambitions. The first <i>Missouri</i><i>,</i> one of the earliest American steamships, depicts the United States’ move into the industrial and technological revolution of the nineteenth century.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Another Federal <i>St.</i> <i>Louis</i> and a Confederate <i>Missouri</i> highlight the Mississippi River Civil War campaig

Author

Richard E. Schroeder

Publisher

Columbia, Mo.: University of Missouri Press

Published

2004

Language

EN

ISBN

9780826262493

Subjects

History, Military, Humanities