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Author: Edward Latimer 1918- Beach Publisher: Legare Street Press ISBN: 9781019767375 Category : Languages : en Pages : 0
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This novel is a fictional account of the experiences of Ralph Osborn, a Midshipman at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis. Through Osborn's eyes, we see the rigorous training and demanding lifestyle of a naval officer in the making. The novel is a masterpiece of military fiction, and will appeal to anyone who is interested in the history of the U.S. Navy and the experiences of naval personnel. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Author: Edward Latimer 1918- Beach Publisher: Legare Street Press ISBN: 9781019767375 Category : Languages : en Pages : 0
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This novel is a fictional account of the experiences of Ralph Osborn, a Midshipman at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis. Through Osborn's eyes, we see the rigorous training and demanding lifestyle of a naval officer in the making. The novel is a masterpiece of military fiction, and will appeal to anyone who is interested in the history of the U.S. Navy and the experiences of naval personnel. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Author: Edward Latimer Beach Publisher: ISBN: 9781294202752 Category : Languages : en Pages : 352
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This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ++++ The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to ensure edition identification: ++++ Midshipman Ralph Osborn At Sea: A Story Of The U.S. Navy; May G. Quigley Collection Edward Latimer Beach null Frank Thayer Merrill W.A. Wilde Company, 1910 History; Military; United States; History / Asia / Southeast Asia; History / Military / Naval; History / Military / United States; Midshipmen; Philippines
Author: Edward Latimer Beach Publisher: Theclassics.Us ISBN: 9781230380476 Category : Languages : en Pages : 70
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1911 edition. Excerpt: ...work in the shops at Annapolis." "Mr. Cooper, I'm utterly astonished; do you know his reason for all this?" "Yes, sir; he wants to be useful to you; he thinks he will be if he has an intimate knowledge of the work the enlisted men do." Commander Harker's eyes glistened with moisture that had suddenly come to them. He was genuinely affected. After a moment he observed, " Cooper, I must think about this. I particularly wish that Mr. Osborn should not learn that I saw him in that furnace to-night or know what he is doing; please don't mention it. I'm going to bed. Good-night." "All right, chief; he won't hear it from me. Good-night, sir." At eight o'clock the next morning Warrant Machinist Cooper appeared in the fire-room. "McCarthy, how does Mr. Osborn do as a fireman?" "He be worth a sicond class rate, Misther Cooper, an' in six weeks I'd be willin' to rate him first class fireman. He larns quick an' ain't afeared av a fire; he's got the trick av handlin' it." "Put him tending water; teach him all you can; let him handle the pumps and valves himself; make a water tender of him." "Niver mind firin' this mornin', Misther Osborn," said McCarthy, when Ralph appeared a moment later. "I'm goin' to make a-water tinder av ye. Here be the main feed-pump; " and for the next few minutes the chief water tender called Ralph's attention to the different parts of the pump, its mechanism and its different connections. He showed how a pump could be made to draw water from any one of several different places, according to the valves that were opened. After a while he continued, "Now, Misther Osborn, jist fer practice, suppose ye put this auxiliary feed-pump...
Author: Edward Latimer 1918- Beach
Author: Edward Latimer 1918- Beach
Author: Edward Latimer Beach
Author: Edward Latimer Beach
Author: Edward Latimer Beach
Author: Edward Latimer Beach
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