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Whips to Walls: Naval Discipline from Flogging to Prog... by Rodney K. Watterson
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Date of Publication
- 2014-03-30
- EAN
- 9781612514451
- ISBN
- 1612514456
- City of Publication
- Annopolis
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Weight
- 408.00 grams
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Naval Institute Press
ISBN-10
1612514456
ISBN-13
9781612514451
eBay Product ID (ePID)
172073092
Product Key Features
Book Title
Whips to Walls : Naval Discipline from Flogging to Progressive Era Reform at Portsmouth Prison
Number of Pages
272 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2014
Topic
Military / Naval, Military / United States, Penology
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Social Science, History
Book Series
New Perspectives on Maritime History and Nautical Archaeology Ser.
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.9 in
Item Weight
9.9 Oz
Item Length
9.1 in
Item Width
6.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2013-042408
Dewey Edition
23
Reviews
"The brooding hulk of the abandoned naval prison still dominates the harbor in Portsmouth, NH, a monument to nearly a century of military discipline. Now through meticulous research in little-used sources, Rod Watterson has reconstructed the evolution of the U.S. Navy's experiment with progressive prison reform, much of which occurred in that castle-like prison. This is military cultural history at its finest--detailed, lively, and surprising." -- W. Jeffrey Bolster, author of The Mortal Sea: Fishing the Atlantic in the Age of Sail, "Captain Rodney Watterson has written an engaging scholarly study concerning an important but neglected part of American naval history. The book examines the men who were early naval recruits as well as what measures were used to establish and maintain shipboard discipline and its evolution in the face of moral and political pressures." International Journal of Naval History, "Portsmouth prison remains as dark and cold now as it has been for half a century. The story behind the Castle is as silent and unknown today as the story of naval discipline since the abandonment of the lash. Watterson changes all that. He takes you from the navy's shipboard discipline of 1800 to the 20th century when the cells of Portsmouth prison, commanded by a turnkey hand-picked by FDR, miraculously returned 1563 rehabilitated sailor prisoners to the fleet in a single year. Who was this magician? How did he do it? How did the fleet receive his reformed seamen? The answers are all here, and in the answering is a tale you'll not soon forget." -- Vice Adm. George W. Emery, USN (Ret.), author of In their Own Words. The Navy Fights the War of 1812, "Captain Rodney Watterson has written an engaging scholarly study concerning an important but neglected part of American naval history. The book examines the men who were early naval recruits as well as what measures were used to establish and maintain shipboard discipline and its evolution in the face of moral and political pressures." --International Journal of Naval History "Rod Watterson's Whips to Walls gives fresh insight into an under-appreciated period of naval history--the transition of naval discipline from mid-nineteenth century flogging to a much-needed naval prison system, including the ambitious experiment in Progressive reform at Portsmouth prison. The author has thoroughly researched and clearly documented the Navy's journey between these two extremes in naval discipline. Making excellent use of charts to illustrate historical trends and personal testimonies and anecdotes to round out the narrative, Watterson has written a compelling account of a most curious era of naval history." --Rear Adm. Hugh Don Campbell, USN (Ret.), Judge Advocate General (Navy), 1986-88 "Portsmouth prison remains as dark and cold now as it has been for half a century. The story behind the Castle is as silent and unknown today as the story of naval discipline since the abandonment of the lash. Watterson changes all that. He takes you from the navy's shipboard discipline of 1800 to the 20th century when the cells of Portsmouth prison, commanded by a turnkey hand-picked by FDR, miraculously returned 1563 rehabilitated sailor prisoners to the fleet in a single year. Who was this magician? How did he do it? How did the fleet receive his reformed seamen? The answers are all here, and in the answering is a tale you'll not soon forget." --Vice Adm. George W. Emery, USN (Ret.), author of In their Own Words. The Navy Fights the War of 1812 "The brooding hulk of the abandoned naval prison still dominates the harbor in Portsmouth, NH, a monument to nearly a century of military discipline. Now through meticulous research in little-used sources, Rod Watterson has reconstructed the evolution of the U.S. Navy's experiment with progressive prison reform, much of which occurred in that castle-like prison. This is military cultural history at its finest--detailed, lively, and surprising." --W. Jeffrey Bolster, author of The Mortal Sea: Fishing the Atlantic in the Age of Sail "As a local historian I wince like a flogged sailor every time a tour guide tells visitors that the white cement prison on the hill was the inspiration for Walt Disney's fantasy castle. It wasn't, but a good myth dies hard. Thankfully, Rod Watterson's new book not only kills old rumors about the mysterious naval prison, but also adds a critical new chapter to the 400-year maritime history of Portsmouth Harbor." --J. Dennis Robinson, Portsmouth historian, The brooding hulk of the abandoned naval prison still dominates the harbor in Portsmouth, NH, a monument to nearly a century of military discipline. Now through meticulous research in little-used sources, Rod Watterson has reconstructed the evolution of the U.S. Navys experiment with progressive prison reform, much of which occurred in that castle-like prison. This is military cultural history at its finestdetailed, lively, and surprising.W. Jeffrey Bolster, author of The Mortal Sea: Fishing the Atlantic in the Age of Sail, Portsmouth prison remains as dark and cold now as it has been for half a century. The story behind the Castle is as silent and unknown today as the story of naval discipline since the abandonment of the lash. Watterson changes all that. He takes you from the navys shipboard discipline of 1800 to the 20th century when the cells of Portsmouth prison, commanded by a turnkey hand-picked by FDR, miraculously returned 1563 rehabilitated sailor prisoners to the fleet in a single year. Who was this magician? How did he do it? How did the fleet receive his reformed seamen? The answers are all here, and in the answering is a tale youll not soon forget.Vice Adm. George W. Emery, USN (Ret.), author of In their Own Words. The Navy Fights the War of 1812, As a local historian I wince like a flogged sailor every time a tour guide tells visitors that the white cement prison on the hill was the inspiration for Walt Disney's fantasy castle. It wasn't, but a good myth dies hard. Thankfully, Rod Watterson's new book not only kills old rumors about the mysterious naval prison, but also adds a critical new chapter to the 400-year maritime history of Portsmouth Harbor.J. Dennis Robinson, Portsmouth historian, "Captain Rodney Watterson has written an engaging scholarly study concerning an important but neglected part of American naval history. The book examines the men who were early naval recruits as well as what measures were used to establish and maintain shipboard discipline and its evolution in the face of moral and political pressures." -- International Journal of Naval History, "As a local historian I wince like a flogged sailor every time a tour guide tells visitors that the white cement prison on the hill was the inspiration for Walt Disney's fantasy castle. It wasn't, but a good myth dies hard. Thankfully, Rod Watterson's new book not only kills old rumors about the mysterious naval prison, but also adds a critical new chapter to the 400-year maritime history of Portsmouth Harbor." -- J. Dennis Robinson, Portsmouth historian, Rod Wattersons Whips to Walls gives fresh insight into an under-appreciated period of naval historythe transition of naval discipline from mid-nineteenth century flogging to a much-needed naval prison system, including the ambitious experiment in Progressive reform at Portsmouth prison. The author has thoroughly researched and clearly documented the Navys journey between these two extremes in naval discipline. Making excellent use of charts to illustrate historical trends and personal testimonies and anecdotes to round out the narrative, Watterson has written a compelling account of a most curious era of naval history.Rear Adm. Hugh Don Campbell, USN (Ret.), Judge Advocate General (Navy), 1986-88, "As a local historian I wince like a flogged sailor every time a tour guide tells visitors that the white cement prison on the hill was the inspiration for Walt Disney's fantasy castle. It wasn't, but a good myth dies hard. Thankfully, Rod Watterson's new book not only kills old rumors about the mysterious naval prison, but also adds a critical new chapter to the 400-year maritime history of Portsmouth Harbor." --J. Dennis Robinson, Portsmouth historian, "Rod Watterson's Whips to Walls gives fresh insight into an under-appreciated period of naval history--the transition of naval discipline from mid-nineteenth century flogging to a much-needed naval prison system, including the ambitious experiment in Progressive reform at Portsmouth prison. The author has thoroughly researched and clearly documented the Navy's journey between these two extremes in naval discipline. Making excellent use of charts to illustrate historical trends and personal testimonies and anecdotes to round out the narrative, Watterson has written a compelling account of a most curious era of naval history." -- Rear Adm. Hugh Don Campbell, USN (Ret.), Judge Advocate General (Navy), 1986-88
Dewey Decimal
365/.974195
Synopsis
The abolishment of flogging in 1850 started the U.S. Navy on a quest for a prison system that culminated with the opening of Portsmouth Naval Prison in 1908. During World War I, that prison became the center of the Navy's attempt to reform what many considered outdated means of punishment. Driven by Progressive Era ideals and led by Thomas Mott Osborne, cell doors remained opened, inmates governed themselves, and thousands of rehabilitated prisoners were returned to the fleet. Championed by Secretary of the Navy Josephus Daniels and Assistant Secretary of the Navy Franklin Roosevelt, Osborne's reforms proceeded positively until Vice Adm. William. Sims and others became convinced that too many troublemakers were being returned to the fleet. In response, FDR led an on-site investigation of conditions at Portsmouth prison, which included charges of gross mismanagement and rampant homosexual activity. Although exonerated, Osborne resigned and initiatives were quickly reversed as the Navy returned to a harsher system., During World War I, the US Navy conducted at the Portsmouth, NH Naval Prison what many penal scholars consider the most ambitious experiment in the history of progressive prison reform. Cell doors remained opened, prisoners governed themselves and thousands of rehabilitated prisoners were returned to the fleet. This experiment stood in stark contrast to the inhumane flogging of prisoners that had dominated naval discipline until 1850. The Navy's journey between these two extremes is the subject of this study.
LC Classification Number
VB893.W38 2014
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