Download or read book The Philadelphia Navy Yard written by Jeffery M. Dorwart and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 2001 with total page 608 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Begun in 1762 as a collection of skilled shipwrights, the Philadelphia Navy Yard witnessed the birth of the US Navy and the Marine Corps, and played a leading role in technical innovation. This work on the contributions of America's first government-operated naval shipyard provides a complete history of the relationship of this important facility to local and national politics and social and economic change. Includes bandw historical photos and illustrations. Dorwart teaches history at Rutgers University-Camden. Annotation copyrighted by Book News Inc., Portland, OR