Six frigates: the epic history of the founding of the U.S. Navy
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How "a handful of bastards and outlaws fighting under a piece of striped bunting" humbled the omnipotent British Navy.Before the ink was dry on the U.S. Constitution, the establishment of a permanent military had become the most divisive issue facing the new government. Would a standing army be the thin end of dictatorship? Would a navy protect American commerce against the Mediterranean pirates, or drain the treasury and provoke hostilities with the great powers? The foundersparticularly Jefferson, Madison, and Adamsdebated these questions fiercely and switched sides more than once. How much of a navy would suffice? Britain alone had hundreds of powerful warships.From the decision to build six heavy frigates, through the cliffhanger campaign against Tripoli, to the war that shook the world in 1812, Ian W. Toll tells this grand tale with the political insight of Founding Brothers and a narrative flair worthy of Patrick O'Brian. According to Henry Adams, the 1812 encounter between USS Constitution and HMS Guerriere "raised the United States in one half hour to the rank of a first class power in the world." 16 pages of illustrations; 8 pages of color.
Subjects
Subjects
Frigates
Frigates -- United States -- History -- 18th century
Frigates -- United States -- History -- 19th century
History
History, Naval
Naval operations
United States -- History, Naval -- 18th century
United States -- History, Naval -- 19th century
United States -- History -- Tripolitan War, 1801-1805 -- Naval operations
United States -- History -- War of 1812 -- Naval operations
United States. -- Navy -- History -- 18th century
United States. -- Navy -- History -- 19th century
Frigates -- United States -- History -- 18th century
Frigates -- United States -- History -- 19th century
History
History, Naval
Naval operations
United States -- History, Naval -- 18th century
United States -- History, Naval -- 19th century
United States -- History -- Tripolitan War, 1801-1805 -- Naval operations
United States -- History -- War of 1812 -- Naval operations
United States. -- Navy -- History -- 18th century
United States. -- Navy -- History -- 19th century
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9780393058475
9780393330328
9780393330328
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subject_facet | Frigates -- United States -- History -- 18th century, Frigates -- United States -- History -- 19th century, United States -- History -- Tripolitan War, 1801-1805 -- Naval operations, United States -- History -- War of 1812 -- Naval operations, United States -- History, Naval -- 18th century, United States -- History, Naval -- 19th century, United States. -- Navy -- History -- 18th century, United States. -- Navy -- History -- 19th century | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
title_display | Six frigates : the epic history of the founding of the U.S. Navy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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title_sub | the epic history of the founding of the U.S. Navy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
topic_facet | Frigates, History, History, Naval, Naval operations |