In the decades after the United States formally declared its independence in 1776, Americans struggled to gain recognition of their new republic and their right

This commemorative volume records a special kind of dual citizenship: Canadians exercising the profession of the sea in their nation's service, while also livin

During the Antebellum era, thousands of free black sailors were arrested for violating the Negro Seamen Acts. In retelling the harrowing experiences of free bla

Ready Then, Ready Now, Ready Always: More than a Century of Service by Citizen Sailors coincides with the centennial anniversary of the U.S. Navy Reserve on Mar

As a citizen sailor of the late 1960's I spent three eventful years aboard a US Navy destroyer, the USS Furse (DD-882) including intensive operations in Vietnam