The United States Coast Guard 1790-1915

Evans, Stephen H.: U.S. Naval Institute 1963, hardcover with dust jacket, 228 pages, with some photo's and a index. Stephen H. Evans provides a comprehensive account of the early years of the U.S. Coast Guard, tracing its origins from the establishment of the Revenue Cutter Service in 1790 to its formal creation in 1915 through the merger with the Life-Saving Service. In very good condition