Peter Karsten
Author of The Magic Mirror: Law in American History
About the Author
Peter Karsten is a professor of history at the University of Pittsburgh, specializing in law and society and military systems
Works by Peter Karsten
The Naval Aristocracy: The Golden Age of Annapolis and the Emergence of Modern American Navalism (1972) 26 copies, 1 review
Patriot-Heroes in England and America: Political Symbolism and Changing Values over Three Centuries (1978) 3 copies
Soldiers and Society: The Effects of Military Service and War on American Life (Grass Roots Perspectives on American History) (1978) 2 copies
Comparative Military Systems 1 copy
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A collection of essays, charts and cartoons about the American Military, this is a mixed bag. A lot of it is dry and overly academic, although there are a few interesting and well written essays included.
The Naval Aristocracy: The Golden Age of Annapolis and the Emergence of Modern American Navalism by Peter Karsten
Read (skimmed) pages 277-326 and 353-383 as assigned reading for War at Sea in the Age of Steam during the winter of 2023-24 while at the NWC. Learned a little about naval officers and their challenges of their career prospects back at the end of the 19th and beginning of the 20th centuries.
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