| Description |
vii, 396 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm. |
| Series |
Essay index reprint series
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Essay index reprint series.
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| Note |
Reprint of the 1902 ed. |
| Contents |
The hero of sea-romance -- Chief pirate of Queen Elizabeth -- On the fabled ocean -- The victor of gravelines -- A gallant Dutch seaman -- A sea chase in northern waters -- Sweeping the narrow seas -- Holland's famous sea king -- The triumph of the Dutch navy -- How the Netherlands were saved -- The founding of French sea-power -- The conquest of the mediterranean -- France supreme on the waves -- The schooling of a seaman -- On the Indian ocean -- Struggling against odds -- From trincomalee to cuddalore -- An international sea fighter -- The birth of the American navy -- The "Bon Homme Richard" -- French and Russian honors -- The world's greatest sea hero -- In the Miditerranean -- The battle of the nile -- "England mistress of the seas" -- America's chief naval leader -- Adventures with pirates -- The Mississippi River fight -- The capture of New Orleans -- The dash past Port Hudson and the battle of Mobile bay |
| Subject |
Naval biography.
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Naval biography. |
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Naval history, Modern.
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Naval history, Modern. |
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