Celestial cauldron / by Glenn Howell. 1957.

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Celestial cauldron / by Glenn Howell. 1957.

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A typewritten manuscript, this material documents three cruises Captain Glenn Howell made in the Orient. It is divided into four sections: Book I, Cruise in the Brooklyn (Asiatic Fleet Flagship); Book II, Interlude of World War I and Return, Vladivostok, Yokohama; Book III, Cruise in the Palos (Captain Howell commanded Palos); Book IV, The Yangtze Patrol.

387 leaves ; 28 cm.

Operational Archive Branch, Naval History Center

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Operational Archive Branch, Naval History Center

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