author
George W. (George Walton) Dalzell
1877–1953
A lawyer with a strong interest in maritime and legal history, he wrote clear, practical work on admiralty law and later turned to the long aftermath of the American Civil War at sea. His books reflect a patient researcher’s eye for how law, trade, and history shape one another.
1 Audiobook
The law of the sea : A manual of the principles of admiralty law for students, mariners, and ship operators
by George L. (George Lewis) Canfield, J. Y. (Jasper Yeates) Brinton, George W. (George Walton) Dalzell
About the author
George W. Dalzell, born George Walton Dalzell in 1877, was an American lawyer and writer. Contemporary historical material from Chevy Chase identifies him as an estate lawyer, a lifelong bachelor who loved to travel, and an active member of the Chevy Chase Literary Club.
As an author, he is best known for The Flight from the Flag (published by the University of North Carolina Press in 1940), a study of how the Civil War affected the American carrying trade. He was also a co-author of The Law of the Sea, a practical admiralty-law manual prepared with George Lewis Canfield and Jasper Yeates Brinton.
Dalzell died in 1953. While the surviving online record is fairly sparse, the works that remain show a writer drawn to the meeting point of law, shipping, and American history.