[Ohioan]

An interesting and thought provoking posting. Thank you.

Cooper also wrote at length on naval questions. A decent and interesting man!

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[William McKinley]

You are quite welcome. Yes, he did write about naval things; as a matter of fact, this lead to some disparagement of him by Twain, who felt that he didn't know what he was talking about. Twain didn't really comprehend that shipping on the seas was different than shipping on the river.