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| Document Type: | Book |
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| All Authors / Contributors: |
David G Fitz-Enz |
| ISBN: | 1589791606 9781589791602 |
| OCLC Number: | 54778453 |
| Description: | xxi, 281 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm. |
| Contents: | Days of sail -- Early days of the United States Navy -- The elements of sea power -- Caribbean capers and the Barbary pirates -- Intolerable grievances lead to war in 1812 -- The War of 1812 begins -- England's worst nightmare -- The battle that never was: Uss Constitution -- The last act of the War of 1812 -- America's treasure -- Appendix 1: United States Navy -- Appendix 2: Great Britain's Royal Navy -- Appendix 3: Saying and sea lore. |
| Responsibility: | David Fitz-Enz. |
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The Constitution began as just another ship, but it became "Old Ironsides" and then it became a symbol of the United States. How it was designed and built, and how it went on to become such a significant part of America and its history, is the subject of this exhaustively researched and beautifully written work by David Fitz-Enz. A must for all students of American naval history.--Charles H. Cureton, PhD, Lieutenant Colonel, USMC retired Read more...
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