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Old Ironsides : Americans Build a Fighting Ship
Old Ironsides Americans Build a Fighting Ship
Author: David L. Weitzman
Made from the wood of more than 1,000 trees, she weighs 1,576 tons and carries 44 guns. She's the largest, fastest fighting ship of her class - the Constitution. The beginnings of a fledgling country's navy took shape in the graceful lines of this frigate, whose strength under fire earned her the nickname "Old Ironsides." Follow young John Aylwi...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780395746783
ISBN-10: 0395746787
Publication Date: 4/28/1997
Pages: 40
Reading Level: Ages 9-12
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Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
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