| Description |
1 online resource (2 volumes) : illustrations. |
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text file |
| Series |
Navies and men
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Navies and men.
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| Note |
Reprint of the ed. published by the United States Naval Institute, Annapolis. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| Contents |
Admiral in the making. -- [2] Our first admiral. |
| Summary |
The second volume of this authoritative biography of America's first admiral examines the last ten years of David Glasgow Farragut's life, which included the ever-fascinating period of the Civil War. Farragut was as carefully methodical in preparation for battle as he was fearlessly swift in the execution of his plans. In Our First Admiral, the reader will learn of gross inefficiency and waste in the conduct of war, in the North as well as the South; of jealous ambition and malicious criticism; of lukewarm support of the government, lack of cooperation between the Army and Navy, and the i. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Farragut, David Glasgow, 1801-1870.
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Farragut, David Glasgow, 1801-1870. |
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United States. Navy -- Biography.
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United States. Navy. |
| Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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| Subject |
United States -- History, Naval -- To 1900.
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United States. |
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Naval history. |
| Chronological Term |
To 1900 |
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Admirals -- United States -- Biography.
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Admirals. |
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HISTORY -- United States -- State & Local -- General. |
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Historical. |
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Electronic books.
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Naval history.
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Biographies.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Lewis, Charles Lee, 1886- David Glasgow Farragut. New York : Arno Press, 1980, ©1941-43 0405130449 9780405130441 (DLC) 79006115 |
| ISBN |
1612512992 (electronic book) |
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9781612512990 (electronic book) |
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0405130449 (v. 2) |
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9780405130441 (v. 2) |
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0405130430 (v. l) |
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9780405130434 (v. l) |
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