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- catalog abstract ""Thomas ap Catesby Jones was one of the most controversial officers in the U.S. Navy during the first half of the nineteenth century. He was a firebrand with a desire for reform and a willingness to experiment as the navy moved into an age of iron and steam and the young nation struggled for recognition. This biography explores his colorful career, which spanned nearly fifty years, and places it within the context of his changing times. It is the story of a complex figure known for his mistaken seizure of Monterey, California, in 1842 when the United States and Mexico were not formally at war. At the time Jones seemed to have created a national crisis, yet that episode was more complicated and had far greater ramifications than appeared on the surface. This study by historian Gene A. Smith not only chronicles important events in Jones's life but also explores how those events helped shape the character and backbone of the navy during its formative years. The book describes Jones's early career fighting smugglers, pirates, slave traders, and the British. It then evaluates his actions in the Battle of New Orleans and explains both how he carried the stars and stripes to Hawaii in the 1820s and how he helped incorporate California into the United States."--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b11807091.
- catalog coverage "United States History, Naval To 1900.".
- catalog coverage "United States Territorial expansion History 19th century.".
- catalog created "c2000.".
- catalog date "2000".
- catalog date "c2000.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c2000.".
- catalog description ""Thomas ap Catesby Jones was one of the most controversial officers in the U.S. Navy during the first half of the nineteenth century. He was a firebrand with a desire for reform and a willingness to experiment as the navy moved into an age of iron and steam and the young nation struggled for recognition. This biography explores his colorful career, which spanned nearly fifty years, and places it within the context of his changing times. It is the story of a complex figure known for his mistaken seizure of Monterey, California, in 1842 when the United States and Mexico were not formally at war. At the time Jones seemed to have created a national crisis, yet that episode was more complicated and had far greater ramifications than appeared on the surface.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 197-213) and index.".
- catalog description "This study by historian Gene A. Smith not only chronicles important events in Jones's life but also explores how those events helped shape the character and backbone of the navy during its formative years. The book describes Jones's early career fighting smugglers, pirates, slave traders, and the British. It then evaluates his actions in the Battle of New Orleans and explains both how he carried the stars and stripes to Hawaii in the 1820s and how he helped incorporate California into the United States."--Jacket.".
- catalog extent "xx, 223 p. :".
- catalog hasFormat "Thomas Ap Catesby Jones.".
- catalog identifier "1557508488 (alk. paper)".
- catalog isFormatOf "Thomas Ap Catesby Jones.".
- catalog isPartOf "Library of naval biography".
- catalog issued "2000".
- catalog issued "c2000.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Annapolis, Md. : Naval Institute Press,".
- catalog relation "Thomas Ap Catesby Jones.".
- catalog spatial "United States History, Naval To 1900.".
- catalog spatial "United States Territorial expansion History 19th century.".
- catalog spatial "United States".
- catalog subject "359/.0092 B 21".
- catalog subject "E340.J7 S65 2000".
- catalog subject "Jones, Thomas Ap Catesby, 1790-1858.".
- catalog subject "Ship captains United States Biography.".
- catalog subject "United States. Navy Officers Biography.".
- catalog title "Thomas Ap Catesby Jones : commodore of Manifest Destiny / Gene A. Smith.".
- catalog type "Biography. fast".
- catalog type "Naval history. fast".
- catalog type "text".