The History of Our Navy from Its Origin to the Present Day 1775 to 1897

1897. Part Three of Four. With more than 400 illustrations, maps and diagrams. Contents: When Porter Swept the Pacific; Porter's Gallant Action at Valparaiso; Tales of the Yankee Corvettes; Mystery of the Last Wasp; On the Upper Lakes in 1814; To Defend the Northern Gateway; Macdonough's Victory on Lake Champlain; Samuel C. Reid of the General Armstrong; A Yankee Frigate Taken by the Enemy; The Navy at the Battle of New Orleans; Once More the Constitution; In the Wastes of the South Atlantic; In British Prisons; Stories of the Duellists; Among the West India Pirates; Decatur and the Barbary Pirates; Led a Hard Life and Got Few Thanks; In the War with Mexico; and Expedition in Aid of Commerce. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing. Other volumes in this set are ISBN(s): 1417919949, 1417918675, 0766196720.