The Commodores
by Leonard F. Guttridge
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This lively history of the U.S. Navy in the age of sail is filled with brilliant insights and daring assessments of famous naval figures.Tags
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- Canonical title
- The Commodores
- Original publication date
- 1969
- People/Characters
- John Adams; John Quincy Adams; Commodore William Bainbridge; Commodore Stephen Decatur; Midshipman David Farragut; Commodore Issac Hull (show all 10); Joshua Humphreys; Andrew Jackson; Commodore Edward Preble; Commodore Thomas Truxtun
- First words
- In the heady republican atmosphere following the Revolution, it was at first a matter of little concern that elimination of England's rule had removed as well the protection of her fleet.
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)Under the British Town and Country Planning Act the Chesapeake Mill was designated in 1954 as a building of historic interest. It is seldom visited by Americans.
Classifications
- Genres
- Nonfiction, History, Biography & Memoir, General Nonfiction
- DDC/MDS
- 359.00973 — Society, government, & culture Public administration & military science Naval forces and warfare Biography; History By Place North America United States
- LCC
- VA56 .G8 — Naval Science Navies: Organization, distribution, naval situation Navies: Organization, distribution, naval situation United States
- BISAC
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- 44
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- (5.00)
- Languages
- English
- Media
- Paper
- ISBNs
- 3
- ASINs
- 1
