Robert M Browning Jr (89 results)

Paperback. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority.

Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Condition: very_good. Fast Free Shipping â" Very Good condition book with a firm cover and clean pages. Shows normal use and some light wear or limited notes markings. A solid, nice copy to enjoy.

paperback. Condition: Very Good. Very Good - Crisp, clean, unread book with some shelfwear/edgewear, may have a remainder mark - NICE PAPERBACK Standard-sized.

paperback. Condition: Good. Good - Bumped and creased book with tears to the extremities, but not affecting the text block, may have remainder mark or previous owner's name - GOOD PAPERBACK Standard-sized.

Soft cover. Condition: Good+. No DJ. First Edition. Pp: xi + 453. Titles: frt. & sp. Frontis. Illust. w/ b/w maps, tables, prints & photos (listed). Interior leaves are clean and tight. History of the Union naval task force that enforced the blockade of the Confederate coastal ports during the Civil War. Includes notes, bibliography & index. Exciting naval history. A clean unmarked copy.…

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority.

paperback. Condition: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good-. Staple-bound card covers; oblong format; 36 pages plus additonal blank "Notes" pages in rear. Booklet commemorating 200 years of service by the U.S. Coast Guard, which began in 1790 as a tiny fleet of cutters enforcing customs and tariffs on maritime commerce. Eighteen color paintings by artist members of the Coast Guard/Society of Illustrators Program (COGILL), accompanied by adjoining descriptive narratives. Light soil to white covers. Very light rubbing to cover extremities. Interior clean and intact. …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good.

paperback. First Edition. New trade paperback. Illustrated.

paperback. Condition: Fine.

Condition: Good. Paperback, some b/w illustrations, 8vo.

Condition: Good. Paperback, some b/w illustrations, 8vo.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Condition: New.

Paperback. Condition: New. An insightful, detailed, and invaluable account of daily life in the Union Navy On May 18, 1862, Henry Willis Wells wrote a letter to his mother telling her in clear terms, "I am fighting for the Union." Since August 1861, when he joined the US Navy as a master's mate he never wavered in his loyalty. He wrote to his family frequently that he considered military service a necessary and patriotic duty, and the career that ensued was a dramatic one, astutely and articulately documented by Wells in more than 200 letters home, leaving an invaluable account of daily life in the Union Navy. Wells joined the navy shortly after the war began, initially on board the Cambridge, attached to the North Atlantic Blockading Squadron, which patrolled the waters of the Chesapeake Bay. He witnessed the Battle of Hampton Roads and the fight between the ironclads CSS Virginia and the USS Monitor. Next, the Cambridge assisted in the blockade of Wilmington, North Carolina. In one instance, the warship chased the schooner J. W. Pindar ashore during her attempt to run the blockade, and Confederate forces captured Henry's boarding party. After a short prison stay in the infamous Libby Prison in Richmond, his Confederate captors paroled Henry. He travelled back to Brookline, and soon thereafter the Navy Department assigned him to the gunboat Ceres, which operated on the sounds and rivers of North Carolina, protecting army positions ashore. Henry was on board during the Confederate attempt to capture Washington, North Carolina. During this April 1863 attack, Henry was instrumental in the town's defense, commanding a naval battery ashore during the latter part of the fight. His exceptional service gained him a transfer to a larger warship, the USS Montgomery, again on the blockade of Wilmington. Later the service assigned him to the Gem of the Sea, part of the East Gulf Blockading Squadron. Through his hard work and professionalism, he finally earned his first command. In September 1864, he became the commanding officer of the Rosalie, a sloop used as a tender to the local warships. Later he commanded the schooner Annie, also a tender. At the end of December 1864, however, the Annie suffered a massive explosion, killing all hands, including Wells. He was twenty-three years old when his life and career ended tragically. Wells's letters document both his considerable achievements and his frustrations. His challenges, triumphs, and disappointments are rendered with candor. I Am Fighting for the Union is a vital and deeply personal account of a momentous chapter in the history of the Civil War and its navies.…

Paperback. 453p. A softcover book in near-fine condition. Price sticker residue on the front cover and a previous owner's private library stamps inside covers and on half-title page. Otherwise essentially like-new.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Hardcover. dj. First Edition. Octavo, [5], vi-xi, [3], 453, [3] pages. In Near Fine condition. Dust jacket in Very Good plus condition. The spine of the jacket is blue-gray and pictorial, with white titling. Jacket is wrapped in archival mylar. Very mild wrinkling at head and tail of the jacket's spine. Some very light soiling to mylar cover on jacket rear flap. Front board shows slight bubbling to cloth near top fore corner. Shallow bumping to tail and head of spine. Mild foxing on top and fore edge of text block. Very small blue stain on fore edge of text block. Light penciling and red "review copy" stamp on front fly leaf. Interior is clean. NOTE: shelved in Netdesk column A (ND-A). 1415538. FP New Rockville Stock.…

Condition: New. Brand New.

paperback. Condition: Good. Good - Bumped and creased book with tears to the extremities, but not affecting the text block, may have remainder mark or previous owner's name - GOOD PAPERBACK Standard-sized.

Condition: new.

Paperback. Condition: New. This work examines naval logistics, tactics, and strategy employed by the Union blockade off the Atlantic coast of the Confederacy. It gives the facts of creating a squadron, of conducting operations on small, inland waterways, and of blockading the coast and controlling internal trade.…

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 344 pages. 9.00x6.00x1.20 inches. In Stock.

Condition: New. 2023. Paperback. . . . . .

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. This is a fine hardcover first edition copy in a fine mylar protected DJ, gray spine. Looks like an unread copy. 453 pages with index.

Condition: New. In English.