George C Daughan
Author
Publisher
Basic Books
Pub. Date
[2011]
Physical Desc
xxix, 491 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
Tells the story of how America's war fleet, only twenty ships strong, was able to defeat the world's greatest imperial power through a combination of nautical deftness and sheer bravado to win the War of 1812.
Author
Publisher
Basic Books
Pub. Date
2013.
Physical Desc
xxi, 337 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"Shortly after the outbreak of the War of 1812, Captain David Porter set out at the helm of the USS Essex, intent on rounding Cape Horn and hunting British whaling and merchant ships in the Pacific Ocean. Porter's odyssey took him to exotic isles and brought glory to the fledgling American navy, and in The Shining Sea, celebrated historian George C. Daughan tells the full story of this historic voyage for the first time. Porter's cruise is now regarded...
Author
Publisher
W.W. Norton & Company
Pub. Date
[2018]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xiv, 349 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
Reinterprets the battle that launched the American Revolution, arguing that the war was based as much in economic concerns as political ones and that most militiamen volunteered on behalf of their livelihoods and in protest of serf-like living conditions.
Author
Publisher
W.W. Norton & Company, Inc
Pub. Date
2016.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
416 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"Traces the lesser-known story of the fight for the Hudson River Valley during the American Revolution, explaining the conflict's essential role in the outcome of the war and the political, military, economic and social strategies that influenced both sides, "--NoveList.