Captain Blakeley And The Wasp

Author : Stephen W. H. Duffy
Publisher : US Naval Institute Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 410 pages
Book Rating : 4.69/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Captain Blakeley and the Wasp written by Stephen W. H. Duffy and published by US Naval Institute Press. This book was released on 2001 with total page 410 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Until now there has never been a full biography of Johnston Blakeley, one of America's most accomplished naval commanders in the Age of Sail. When he went down with his sloop-of-war Wasp in 1815, most of his papers went with him, and the circumstances of his death have yet to be fully explained. Stephen Duffy has resurrected the remarkable life and career of this forgotten hero by consulting previously untapped sources on both sides of the Atlantic and in the process paints a vivid portrait of the early American navy in war and peace." "The focus of this book is the Wasp's historic cruise of 1814, when Blakeley defeated a larger force, with fewer resources, in waters closer to British soil, and in less time than any other American commander. In fact, Captain Blakeley was the only naval officer to take two enemy vessels of similar size in a single cruise - the Reindeer and the Avon - one a hard-fought boarding action, the other a night battle. Unlike his fellow ship captains, Blakeley followed orders and pressed the attack, paying the ultimate price."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved

Author : Jon Latimer
Publisher : Harvard University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780674039957
Total Pages : 664 pages
Book Rating : 4.55/5 ( download)

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Download or read book 1812 written by Jon Latimer and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2009-07-01 with total page 664 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Listen to a short interview with Jon Latimer Host: Chris Gondek - Producer: Heron & Crane In the first complete history of the War of 1812 written from a British perspective, Jon Latimer offers an authoritative and compelling account that places the conflict in its strategic context within the Napoleonic wars. The British viewed the War of 1812 as an ill-fated attempt by the young American republic to annex Canada. For British Canada, populated by many loyalists who had fled the American Revolution, this was a war for survival. The Americans aimed both to assert their nationhood on the global stage and to expand their territory northward and westward. Americans would later find in this war many iconic moments in their national story--the bombardment of Fort McHenry (the inspiration for Francis Scott Key's Star Spangled Banner); the Battle of Lake Erie; the burning of Washington; the death of Tecumseh; Andrew Jackson's victory at New Orleans--but their war of conquest was ultimately a failure. Even the issues of neutrality and impressment that had triggered the war were not resolved in the peace treaty. For Britain, the war was subsumed under a long conflict to stop Napoleon and to preserve the empire. The one lasting result of the war was in Canada, where the British victory eliminated the threat of American conquest, and set Canadians on the road toward confederation. Latimer describes events not merely through the eyes of generals, admirals, and politicians but through those of the soldiers, sailors, and ordinary people who were directly affected. Drawing on personal letters, diaries, and memoirs, he crafts an intimate narrative that marches the reader into the heat of battle.

Author : United States. Bureau of the Mint
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.88/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Medals of the United States Mint Issued for Public Sale written by United States. Bureau of the Mint and published by . This book was released on with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Joseph Florimond Loubat
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 574 pages
Book Rating : 4.13/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Medallic History of the United States of America, 1776-1876 written by Joseph Florimond Loubat and published by . This book was released on 1878 with total page 574 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Kenneth M. Failor
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 324 pages
Book Rating : 4.82/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Medals of the United States Mint written by Kenneth M. Failor and published by . This book was released on 1972 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : J. F. Loubat
Publisher : Good Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 524 pages
Book Rating : 4.82/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Medallic History of the United States of America 1776-1876 written by J. F. Loubat and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2019-12-17 with total page 524 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The following book covers the history behind the development and distribution of U.S. Army Force medals since the year that the U.S. became independent. These include service ribbons and specific badges which recognize military service and personal accomplishments while serving as a member of the U.S. Armed Forces. Such awards are a means to outwardly display the highlights of a service member's career.

Author : John W. Harden Sr.
Publisher : Univ of North Carolina Press
ISBN 13 : 0807866776
Total Pages : 159 pages
Book Rating : 4.71/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Devil's Tramping Ground and Other North Carolina Mystery Stories written by John W. Harden Sr. and published by Univ of North Carolina Press. This book was released on 2000-11-09 with total page 159 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the first colonization at Roanoke Island, the bizarre and inexplicable have shrouded the Tar Heel State. From history and legend, John Harden records ominous events that have shaped or colored state history.

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 568 pages
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Download or read book The North Carolina Historical Review written by and published by . This book was released on 1927 with total page 568 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Taliaferro Preston Shaffner
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 770 pages
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Download or read book History of the United States of America written by Taliaferro Preston Shaffner and published by . This book was released on 1863 with total page 770 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Johnston Blakeley
Publisher : Wentworth Press
ISBN 13 : 9781372942990
Total Pages : 26 pages
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Download or read book LETTER FROM THE SECRETARY OF T written by Johnston Blakeley and published by Wentworth Press. This book was released on 2016-08-28 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.