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John Barry
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Tim McGrath |
Brave and ambitious, Barry ascended the ratlines to become a successful merchant captain at a young age, commanding the most prestigious ship in the colonies. During the War for Independence, he face… |
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Give me a fast ship
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Tim McGrath |
America in 1775 was on the verge of revolution-- or, more likely, disastrous defeat. After the bloodshed at Lexington and Concord, England's King George sent hundreds of ships westward to bottle up A… |
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The struggle for sea power
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Sam Willis |
"A naval perspective on how the American Revolution was successfully waged against the 18th century's most established naval and military power in spite of limited American resources shares key insig… |
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John Paul Jones
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Joseph Callo |
xxiii, 250 p. : 23 cm |
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I have not yet begun to fight
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Elaine Marie Alphin |
Describes the life of John Paul Jones, who served in America's navy during the Revolutionary War and is remembered for saying, "I have not yet begun to fight." |
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Underwater dig
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Barbara Ford |
An account of the exploration of a shipwreck in Penobscot Bay, Maine, highlights the new science of nautical archaeology and illuminates a disastrous, overlooked defeat in American naval history. |
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Captains contentious
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Louis Arthur Norton |
In Captains Contentious, accomplished maritime historian Louis Arthur Norton observes that many of the captains of the Continental Navy were quite obstinate as compared to their British counterparts.… |
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The Gondola Philadelphia & the Battle of Lake Champlain (Studies in Nautical Archaeology, No. 6)
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John R. Bratten |
"A veteran of the American Revolutionary War, the Continental gondola Philadelphia is the oldest intact warship currently on display in North America. After its recovery from the bottom of Lake Champ… |
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