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Six Frigates: The Epic History of the Founding of the U.S. Navy -- Ian W. Toll, Paperback
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Before the ink was dry on the U.S. Constitution, the establishment of a permanent military became the most divisive issue facing the new government. The founders--particularly Jefferson, Madison, and Adams--debated fiercely. Would a standing army be the thin end of dictatorship? Would a navy protect from pirates or drain the treasury and provoke hostility? Britain alone had hundreds of powerful warships.
Author: Ian W. Toll
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Published: 03/01/2008
Pages: 560
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.44lbs
Size: 9.22h x 6.02w x 1.57d
ISBN: 9780393330328
From the decision to build six heavy frigates, through the cliff-hanger campaign against Tripoli, to the war that shook the world in 1812, Ian W. Toll tells this grand tale with the political insight of Founding Brothers and the narrative flair of Patrick O'Brian.
Author: Ian W. Toll
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Published: 03/01/2008
Pages: 560
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.44lbs
Size: 9.22h x 6.02w x 1.57d
ISBN: 9780393330328
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19th Century, History, History - Military / War, Ian W. Toll, Military, Naval, Paperback, United States, United States - History - War of 1812 -, W. W. Norton & CompanyContact form
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