Social Reform in the United States Navy, 1798-1862
Publisher: Naval Institute Press
Published: 2015
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 325
ISBN-13: 9781612517759; 9781591141785
Subjects: Sailors; United States; United States. Navy
Description: Harold D. Langley has served as an archivist at the University of Pennsylvania Library and Library of Congress, then later as a diplomatic historian for the U.S. Department of State. After he received his Ph. D. degree from University of Pennsylvania, he became a history professor at The Catholic University of America. Later, he served as an associate curator of naval history at the National Museum of American History. He retired in 2000 and currently works as an independent historian.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Table of contents: title: Part One: THE NAVY AND THE NATION; 1. The Formative Years, 1798-1815; 2. The Years of Decline and Reform, 1815-62; Part Two: RELIGION AND THE REFORMERS; 3. Uplifting the Sailor ; Part Three: THE MANPOWER PROBLEM ; 4. Abuses in Enlistment and Discharges ; 5. Toward a Career Enlisted Service ; Part Four: THE QUEST FOR HUMAN DISCIPLINE ; 6. The Use and Abuse of Corporal Punishment ; 7. The End of Flogging ; Part Five: THE ALCOHOL PROBLEM ; 8. The Temperance Crusade in the Navy ; 9. The End of Grog ; Part Six: EPILOGUE ; 10. Conclusion ; Bibliography ; Index.