Front matter
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THE AMERICAN BOOKS
A LIBRARY OF GOOD CITIZENSHIP
“The American Books” are designed as a series of authoritative manuals, discussing problems of interest in America to-day.
THE AMERICAN BOOKS
THE AMERICAN COLLEGE BY ISAAC SHARPLESS
THE INDIAN TO-DAY BY CHARLES A. EASTMAN
COST OF LIVING BY FABIAN FRANKLIN
THE AMERICAN NAVY BY REAR-ADMIRAL FRENCH E. CHADWICK, U. S. N.
MUNICIPAL FREEDOM BY OSWALD RYAN
AMERICAN LITERATURE BY LEON KELLNER
(TRANSLATED FROM THE GERMAN BY JULIA FRANKLIN)
SOCIALISM IN AMERICA BY JOHN MACY
AMERICAN IDEALS BY CLAYTON S. COOPER
THE UNIVERSITY MOVEMENT BY IRA REMSEN
THE AMERICAN SCHOOL BY WALTER S. HINCHMAN
THE FEDERAL RESERVE BY H. PARKER WILLIS
(For more extended notice of the series, see the last pages of this book.)
The American Books
The American Navy
By Rear-Admiral French E. Chadwick (U. S. N., Retired)
GARDEN CITY NEW YORK DOUBLEDAY, PAGE & COMPANY 1915
Copyright, 1915, by Doubleday, Page & Company All rights reserved, including that of translation into foreign languages, including the Scandinavian
TO MY COMRADES OF THE NAVY PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE