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Charles Oscar Paullin
1868–1944
Best known for his work on early American naval history, he helped turn careful archival research into vivid accounts of how the United States Navy was organized and governed in its early years.
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The Navy of the American Revolution : Its administration, its policy, and its achievements
by Charles Oscar Paullin
About the author
Charles Oscar Paullin was an American historian whose work focused on the early history of the United States Navy. Sources consulted agree that he was active in the first half of the 20th century and that he became an important figure in naval history scholarship.
He is especially associated with The Navy of the American Revolution, a study often noted as an early and influential contribution to the administrative history of the Navy. He also wrote on related subjects including President Lincoln and naval affairs, and his career included research work connected with major historical institutions.
There is some variation in readily available sources about whether he was born in 1868 or 1869, so it is safest to say he lived from the late 1860s until 1944. What stands out clearly is the lasting reputation of his scholarship: his writing helped document how American sea power was managed, not just how it fought.