Published in 1899 on the wave of George Dewey’s fame, the book opens with the admiral’s Vermont boyhood, his Civil War service and the war with Spain. It then turns back to the American navy’s beginnings: privateers, the raid on New Providence, John Paul Jones in the Ranger and his celebrated sea fight, and the naval actions that followed.
Patriotic popular naval history for readers who enjoy the age of sail and the Spanish-American War. Download the free EPUB.