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The USS Essex : and the birth of the American Navy
- Title
- The USS Essex : and the birth of the American Navy / Frances Diane Robotti and James Vescovi.
- Author
- Robotti, Frances Diane, 1919-
- Publication
- Holbrook, MA : Adams Media Corp., ©1999.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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| Text | Use in library | VA65.E7 R63 1999 | Off-site |
Details
- Additional Authors
- Vescovi, James.
- Description
- xviii, 302 pages : illustrations; 20 cm
- Summary
- The USS Essex, a thirty-two-gun frigate built in 1799 by the merchants of Salem, was known around the world for her speed and graceful lines, achieving a brilliant series of dramatic firsts for the young American navy.
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- History.
- Naval history.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 265-272) and index.
- Contents
- Essex and the young American Navy -- Salem builds a frigate -- The shakedown cruise -- Mediterranean duty -- America defeats the Bashaw -- Porter takes command -- The glorious Pacific cruise -- Valparaiso: the final battle -- A fitting end.
- ISBN
- 1580621120
- 9781580621120
- LCCN
- 98052334
- OCLC
- ocm40559719
- 40559719
- SCSB-1243960
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library