Souvenirs Brought Home From Around the World by the Early Navy Squadrons

from A History of the Navy in 100 Objects · host United States Naval Academy

Video 19 in the series "A History of the Navy in 100 Objects" presented by the United States Naval Academy. This is discusses souvenirs brought back by early Navy Squadrons.

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After the War of 1812, the U.S. entered a new period of exploration, commercial expansion, and self-awareness. Just like today, when we travel abroad and bring back souvenirs from whatever exotic locale we visit, so did Navy sailors bring home artifacts and tokens while deployed with small squadrons which were protecting expanding American interests.

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