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Preble's Boys; Commodore Preble And The Birth Of American Sea Power
Preble's Boys Commodore Preble And The Birth Of American Sea Power Author:Fletcher Pratt Reprint edition of Pratt's unique collection of sketches of virtually all of the foremost figures in the early American Navy whose contributions created that force. Among this profiled are Isaac Hull, Stephen Decatur, William Bainbridge, David Porter, Thomas Macdonough, and several others, all of whom, at a critical period in American history, a... more »ssumed leadership roles and placed the country among the world's leading naval powers. Includes many battle diagrams. 2006: 430 pages. Index. Softcover. (Scholar's Bookshelf)« less