Title: The Philadelphia Navy Yard
First published: 2000
Description: "In this definitive history of one of America's most illustrious military institutions, Jeffery M. Dorwart explains how the Philadelphia Navy Yard struggled throughout its history to survive, while remaining a viable and integral part of the nation's defense.

Illustrated with 125 archival photographs and 10 detailed maps, The Philadelphia Navy Yard provides a candid and complete history of the relationship of this important facility to local and national politics and social and economic change, while highlighting the contributions of America's first government-operated naval shipyard."--BOOK JACKET.
Subjects: Philadelphia, Navy, military, shipbuilding, ships, naval history, United States, Philadelphia Naval Shipyard (Philadelphia, Pa.), History, Philadelphia (pa.), history, Naval, Shipyards, Philadelphia Navy Yard
Places: Philadelphia