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The fish and the falcon : Gloucester's resolute role in America's fight for freedom / Joseph E. Garland ; foreword by William M. Fowler, Jr.
- Title
- The fish and the falcon : Gloucester's resolute role in America's fight for freedom / Joseph E. Garland ; foreword by William M. Fowler, Jr.
- Author
- Garland, Joseph E.
- Publication
- Charleston, SC : History Press, 2006.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Request in advance | F74.G5 G318 2006 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- 314 p. : ill., maps; 25 cm.
- Subject
- 1700-1799
- Gloucester (Mass.) > History > 18th century
- Gloucester (Mass.) > History, Naval > 18th century
- Gloucester (Mass.) > History, Military > 18th century
- New England > History > Revolution, 1775-1783
- New England > History > Naval operations. > Revolution, 1775-1783
- United States > History > Naval operations > Revolution, 1775-1783
- Genre/Form
- History
- Military history
- Naval history
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [295]-300) and index.
- Processing Action (note)
- committed to retain
- Contents
- Scream of saw and song of sea -- Out of Gloucester -- His Majesty versus thirty-three hogsheads of molasses -- Storm clouds to the eastward -- With heavy hearts -- War -- Peregrine, swooping from on high -- The fish and the falcon -- Their spirit seems equal to their abilities -- A close call -- Where's Nancy? -- The difficulties we labor under -- Yankee heroes all -- Privateers, privation and hovering falcons -- The odyssey of John Blatchford : patriot at fourteen -- Six small cheezes and part of a pail of butter -- The voyage of Robin Hood: a primer in profitable patriotism -- To the finish -- Matters once set in motion -- The earthier side of Gloucester -- Homeward bound.
- ISBN
- 1596290072 (alk. paper)
- 9781596290075
- LCCN
- ^^2005023092
- OCLC
- 61303370
- SCSB-11238739
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library