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Knickerbocker commodore : the life and times of John Drake Sloat, 1781-1867 /

Title
Knickerbocker commodore : the life and times of John Drake Sloat, 1781-1867 / Bruce A. Castleman.
Author
Castleman, Bruce A.,
Publication
Albany : State University of New York Press, [2016]

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Details

Description
xiii, 325 pages; 24 cm.
Series Statement
Excelsior editions
Uniform Title
Excelsior editions.
Subject
  • 1846-1848
  • Armed Forces > Officers
  • Mexican War (1846-1848)
  • Mexican War, 1846-1848 > Biography
  • Mexico > Monterrey
  • Monterrey, Battle of (Mexico : 1846)
  • Monterrey, Battle of, Monterrey, Mexico, 1846
  • Ship captains > United States > Biography
  • Ship captains
  • Sloat, John D
  • United States
  • United States. Navy > Officers > Biography
  • United States. Navy
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Indecision at Monterey -- Upstate knickerbocker -- Mr. Midshipman Sloat -- Schooner skipper -- Sailing master -- Blockaded lieutenant -- The first luff -- Pirates in the Caribbean -- New York interlude -- South American cruise -- Beached in New York -- Portsmouth commandant -- Mexican California -- Squadron command -- Norfolk and retirement.
ISBN
  • 9781438461519
  • 1438461518
  • 9781438461533 (canceled/invalid)
LCCN
2015036645
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library