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A Civil War gunboat in Pacific waters : life on board USS Saginaw /

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The USS Saginaw was a Civil War gunboat that served in Pacific and Asian waters between 1860 and 1870. During this decade, the crew witnessed the trade disruptions of the Opium Wars, the Taiping Rebellion, the transportation of Confederate sailors to Central America, the French intervention in Mexic...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Van Tilburg, Hans (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Gainesville : University Press of Florida, [2010]
Series:New perspectives on maritime history and nautical archaeology.
Subjects:
Saginaw (Steamer)
United States. > Navy > History > 19th century.
United States. > Navy.
Pacific Area > History, Naval > 19th century.
Seafaring life > Pacific Area > History > 19th century.
Pacifique, Région du > Histoire navale > 19e siècle.
Vie en mer > Pacifique, Région du > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Seafaring life.
Pacific Area.
1800-1899
History.
Naval history.
Table of Contents:
  • A new ship for a new ocean
  • Seasoning on the China station
  • The Civil War on the Pacific Coast
  • Hard times on coastal patrol
  • Exploring Seward's icebox
  • Hawai'i and the end of the archipelago
  • The castaways of Ocean Island
  • Afterword : legacy and shipwrecks.