Volume 210 pages
Stories of Our Naval Heroes Every Child Can Read by Jesse Hurlbut is about the dashing and humbling achievements of well-known American naval heroes written in a style every reader will enjoy. Excerpt: «CHAPTER I First Sea Fight of the Revolution. PAGE The Burning of the „Gaspee“ in Narragansett Bay 1 CHAPTER II A British Schooner Captured by Farmers. Captain Jerry O'Brien Leads the Patriots of 1775 11 CHAPTER III Benedict Arnold, the Soldier-Sailor. A Novel Fight on Lake Champlain 21 CHAPTER IV Captain Paul Jones. The Greatest of America's Naval Heroes 32 CHAPTER V How Paul Jones Won Renown. [viii]The First Great Fight of the American Navy…»
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