Yankee of the Yalu; Philo Norton McGiffin, American captain in the Chinese Navy, 1885-1895.
Entry/Object ID
ds763.m3 m3
Description
Story of Annapolis Grad in service with the Chinese Navy 1885-1895. Because of a Congressional cutback in appropriations in 1894 commissions were not available for several Annapolis graduates. This is the biography of one graduate who offered his services to China and performed several missions for them prior to the Boxer Rebellion.
160 p. ; 1 map ; 21 cm.
Bibliography: p. 158-160.
Collection
Library Circulating Collection
Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
Book
Nomenclature Sub-Class
Other Documents
Nomenclature Class
Documentary Objects
Nomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication Objects
Search Terms
Book, Mcgiffin, Lee, McGiffin, Philo Norton, 1860-1897., Sino-Japanese War, 1894-1895.
Book Details
Author
McGiffin, Lee
Place Published
City
New York, NY
State/Province
New York
Country
USA
Continent
North America
Ocean
East Coast of North America, Atlantic Ocean, World Ocean