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Matthew Fontaine Maury, Father of Oceanography : a biography, 1806-1873 /

Matthew Fontaine Maury focused light on the ills of a clique-ridden Navy, charted sea lanes and bested Great Britain's admiralty in securing the fastest, safest routes to India and Australia. He helped with the laying of the transatlantic cable, forcefully advocated Southern rights, preached Ma...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Grady, John
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2015]
Subjects:
Maury, Matthew Fontaine, > 1806-1873.
Oceanographers > United States > Biography.
Oceanography > History.
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Summary:Matthew Fontaine Maury focused light on the ills of a clique-ridden Navy, charted sea lanes and bested Great Britain's admiralty in securing the fastest, safest routes to India and Australia. He helped with the laying of the transatlantic cable, forcefully advocated Southern rights, preached Manifest Destiny and revolutionized warfare in perfecting electronically detonated mines.
Physical Description:viii, 354 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780786478217
0786478217