George C Daughan
Author
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
xiv, 349 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
Reinterprets the battle that launched the American Revolution, arguing that the war was based as much in economic concerns as political ones and that most militiamen volunteered on behalf of their livelihoods and in protest of serf-like living conditions.
Author
Pub. Date
2013.
Physical Desc
xxi, 337 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"Shortly after the outbreak of the War of 1812, Captain David Porter set out at the helm of the USS Essex, intent on rounding Cape Horn and hunting British whaling and merchant ships in the Pacific Ocean. Porter's odyssey took him to exotic isles and brought glory to the fledgling American navy, and in The Shining Sea, celebrated historian George C. Daughan tells the full story of this historic voyage for the first time. Porter's cruise is now regarded...
Author
Pub. Date
[2008]
Physical Desc
x, 536 pages, 20 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
Chronicles the history of the United States Navy from its creation during the American Revolution to the War of 1812, including the political and economic issues surrounding its creation and development.
