The Romantic Decatur /

This book is a volume in the Penn Press Anniversary Collection. To mark its 125th anniversary in 2015, the University of Pennsylvania Press rereleased more than 1,100 titles from Penn Press's distinguished backlist from 1899-1999 that had fallen out of print. Spanning an entire century, the Ann...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Lewis, Charles Lee, 1886-1951
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Philadelphia, Pa. : University of Pennsylvania Press, [2016]
Temas:
Decatur, Stephen, > 1779-1820.
Decatur, Stephen, > 1779-1820
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Military.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Preface
  • Contents
  • Illustrations
  • I.A Child of War and the Sea
  • II Launching Time
  • III. The War with France
  • IV. The Burning of the Philadelphia
  • V.A Captain at Twenty-Five
  • VI. Hand-to-Hand Fighting
  • VII. Peace with Tripoli
  • VIII. Home from the War
  • IX. Sailors' Rights
  • X. Declaration of War
  • XI. The United States Captures the Macedonian
  • XII. Decatur Blockaded
  • XIII. The Loss of the President
  • XIV. Tribute from the Gannon's Mouth
  • XV. Rewards of Valor
  • XVI. Affairs of Honor
  • XVII. Decatur and Barron
  • XVIII. The Tragedy
  • Songs and Poems
  • Bibliography and Sources
  • Notes
  • Index
  • Backmatter

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