BIBFRAME Work

Title

The nation at sea

Type

• Text
• Monograph

Contribution

• Arlyck, Kevin (author )

Subject

• Maritime law--United States--History (LCSH)
• Courts--United States--History (LCSH)
• Federal courts
• Constitutional history--United States (LCSH)
• Sovereignty (LCSH)

Language

• English

Classification

• DDC: 347.73/209034 (Assigner: dlc)
• LCC: KF8719 .A77 2025 (Assigner: dlc) (Status: used by assigner)

Content

• text

Supplementary content

• index

Summary

"The Nation at Sea reveals a new story about the nation's founding, in which the federal courts played a central role in transforming the United States from infant republic to world power. It will interest students of early American history, legal history, and the history of foreign relations"-- Provided by publisher.

Table of Contents

From Confederation to Constitution -- War Comes to America -- The Courts as Compromise -- The Problems of Prize -- A Belligerent court -- Confronting Revolution -- Policing the High Seas.

Authorized Access Point

Arlyck, Kevin. The nation at sea

Geographic Coverage

• United States

Admin Metadata

• Date: 2026-09-11T20:23:43.109722+00:00
• Agent: cbc
• Status: c
• Derived from: 23990862

Admin Metadata

• Date: 2026-09-11
• Cataloger id: Unknown
• Description level: http://id.loc.gov/ontologies/bibframe-2-6-0/
• Description language: eng
• Description authentication: pcc