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Title
A rage for glory : the life of Commodore Stephen Decatur, USN / James Tertius de Kay.
Author
De Kay, James T.
Published
New York : Free Press, [2004]
©2004
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General Collection
E353.1.D29 D15 2004
AVAILABLE
Description
viii, 237 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 217-219) and index.
Contents
Chapter 1: Washington city -- Chapter 2: Philadelphia -- Chapter 3: Mr. Midshipman Decatur -- Chapter 4: Honor -- Chapter 5: Glory -- Chapter 6: Legend -- Chapter 7: Susan -- Chapter 8: The Leopard-Chesapeake affair -- Chapter 9: Court-martial -- Chapter 10: Atlantic tensions -- Chapter 11: 29 degrees N x 29 degrees 30'W -- Chapter 12: Of equal force -- Chapter 13: Gales Ferry -- Chapter 14: USS President and HMS Endymion -- Chapter 15: "Dove Mi Piace!" -- Chapter 16: The Navy board -- Chapter 17: Barron returns -- Chapter 18: The challenge -- Chapter 19: Bladensburg -- Chapter 20: Afterwards.
Subject
Decatur, Stephen, 1779-1820.
Admirals -- United States -- Biography.
United States. Navy -- Biography.
United States -- History -- War of 1812 -- Naval operations.
United States -- History, Naval -- To 1900.
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Alexander Brown Nautical Collection.
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Biographies.
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