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Title

George Washington's secret navy : how the American revolution went to sea / James L. Nelson.

Author

Nelson, James L.

Publication

New York : McGraw-Hill, [2008], ©2008.

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Details

Description

xiii, 378 pages : illustrations, maps; 24 cm

Subjects

• United States > Navy > History > Revolution, 1775-1783
• United States > History > Revolution, 1775-1783 > Naval operations
• Washington, George, 1732-1799

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 368-373) and index.

Contents

Prologue: A Very Delightful Country -- 1. The British Command -- 2. The Greatest Events . . . in the Present Age -- 3. Noddles Island -- 4. Machias Sons of Liberty -- 5. "The amiable, generous and Brave George Washington, Esquire" -- 6. New Lords, New Laws -- 7. "We Have the Utmost Reason to Expect Any Attack" -- 8. The Congressional Navy Cabal -- 9. "Our Weakness & the Enemy's Strength at Sea" -- 10. George Washington's Secret Navy -- 11. Hannah Puts to Sea -- 12. Dolphin and Industry -- 13. Building and Equipping an American Fleet -- 14. Marblehead Boats at Beverly -- 15. "Not a Moment of Time be lost" -- 16. The Empire Strikes Back -- 17. Hancock and Franklin -- 18. Congress Pays a Visit -- 19. "For Gods Sake hurry off the Vessels" -- 20. Lee's Autumn Cruise -- 21. "The blundering Captn Coit" -- 22. Convoys and Cruisers -- 23. "Hard gales and Squally" -- 24. "[U]niversal joy ran through the whole" -- 25. "His people are contentd" -- 26. "And a Privateering we will go, my Boys" -- 27. A New Army -- 28. A New Year -- 29. A New Fleet -- 30. Commodore of the Fleet -- 31. "[A] Stroke well aim'd" -- 32. "It is with the greatest pleasure I inform you" -- Epilogue: Washington Rides South.

ISBN

• 0071493891 (acid-free paper)
• 9780071493895 (acid-free paper)

LCCN

• 2008005355
• 40015679911

OCLC

• 212627064
• ocn212627064
• SCSB-5421315

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries