Download or read book Ralph Osborn, Midshipman at Annapolis (Esprios Classics) written by Edward L. Beach and published by . This book was released on 2023-04-10 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Edward Latimer Beach Sr. (June 30, 1867 - December 20, 1943) was a United States Navy officer and author. He served in three of the United States' wars, ranging from the Spanish-American War up through World War I. He was the father of the future Captain Edward L. Beach Jr. who commanded the nuclear-powered submarine USS Triton during her 1960 submerged circumnavigation and wrote the 1955 best-selling novel Run Silent, Run Deep.