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Uncle Sam’s Blue Jackets Afloat: How We Displayed the American Flag in Foreign Waters. Henry T. Rhodes, Boston: Lothrop Publishing Co., 1897.

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Uncle Sam's Blue Jackets Afloat: How We Displayed the American Flag in Foreign Waters. Henry T. Rhodes, Boston: Lothrop Publishing Co., 1897.


Adopted by Linda Peckham

In honor of Ron Harrison

Lt. Henry T. Rhodes gives a first-hand account of his experiences as a United States naval officer, on a voyage from New York to multiple locations including Brazil, South Africa, Bombay, Shanghai, and Japan.