Thomas McClellan
Thomas McClellan is a recent graduate of Oregon State University with a Bachelors Degree in History. He plans on furthering his education in history by pursuing a Masters Degree and then a Doctorate Degree. He specializes in Medieval and Early Modern Europe and Early American History.
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U.S.S. Oregon
In the years after the Civil War, the U.S. government built up its military defenses by developing short-distance or sea-going coastline battleships. One notable feature of these ships was their smaller coal chambers, which held only enough fuel for a 5,000-mile voyage. With the support of Theodore Roosevelt, then assistant …
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