Social Reform in the United States Navy, 1798-1862
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In the decades before the American Civil War various political, social and religious groups were agitating for reforms in American society that would be in keeping with its professed democratic principles. One such organisation was the American Seaman's Friend Society which agitated and lobbied for an improvements in the enlistment, discipline and treatment of sailors. This book explores the circumstances and people who convinced Congress to enact reforms to improve the conditions of service of naval enlisted men.
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