Home squadron : the U.S. Navy on the North Atlantic station /James C. Rentfrow.

"The development of the U.S. Navy between the Civil War and the Spanish-American War is only lightly chronicled, and this book goes a long way in adding weight as it describes the U.S. Navy's transition from wooden steam- and wind-powered ships to armored steel steamships, and from a patrol force to a true battle fleet, setting the stage for a world-class navy in the 20th century."--Provided by the publisher.