{"product_id":"china-salesman-dvd-0889466083389","title":"China Salesman","description":"Although the state of Missouri is located hundreds of miles from the nearest ocean, ships with Missouri names and connections have served the United States for decades. In \u003ci\u003eMissouri at Sea\u003c\/i\u003e, Richard Schroeder tells about the ships that were named after the state, its cities, and its favorite sons and explores the important role that each has played in American history.\u003cbr\u003e For each vessel, a brief history is supplied, and the book is illustrated with many extraordinary images and photographs taken from official U.S. government records and archives. Schroeder begins his volume with the first \u003ci\u003eSt.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e Louis\u003c\/i\u003e and other small early ships that were symbolic of America's modest nineteenth-century commercial and political ambitions. The first \u003ci\u003eMissouri\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003e one of the earliest American steamships, depicts the United States' move into the industrial and technological revolution of the nineteenth century.\u003cbr\u003e Another Federal \u003ci\u003eSt.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e Louis\u003c\/i\u003e and a Confederate \u003ci\u003eMissouri\u003c\/i\u003e highlight the Mississippi River Civil War campaign. Schroeder then turns to America's rise as a global military power at the beginning of the twentieth century with stories of the \u003ci\u003eSt\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003ci\u003eLouis\u003c\/i\u003e in the Spanish-American War and the first battleship \u003ci\u003eMissouri\u003c\/i\u003e of Teddy Roosevelt's Great White Fleet. The dominance of the U.S. Navy during World War I in the Pacific theater is illustrated by the fourth and most famous of all the ships to bear the name \u003ci\u003eMissouri\u003c\/i\u003e, whose deck was the site for the Japanese surrender.\u003cbr\u003e The advanced technological achievements of the mid-twentieth century are represented by the nuclear submarines named for one of Missouri's favorite sons and for its capital: \u003ci\u003eDaniel Boone\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eJefferson City\u003c\/i\u003e. Also highlighted in the volume is the 5,000-crew nuclear aircraft carrier \u003ci\u003eHarry S. Truman\u003c\/i\u003e, along with smaller ships named for Missouri war heroes. \u003ci\u003eMissouri at Sea \u003c\/i\u003ewill appeal to those readers interested in naval history and technology or Missouri history.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49703276052753,"sku":"DVDB079P9BWTRVG","price":16.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/B079P9BWTR.jpg?v=1751354012","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/products\/china-salesman-dvd-0889466083389","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}