A monumental, rambling history of the United States, from the time of Col to the present, in terms of the sea and its influence on the development of this and conversely her positive acts as a sea power. In considerable detail the author views the major wars of the world, the treaties which resulted, the embargoes, the the subsidies, the naval limitation treaties, in short most of economic, military, d?atic, political history, from the viewpoint of its effect on American sea power, both navy and merchant marine. Tremendous, multi-detailed blueprint, of academic value wholly.