Navy History and Tradition #[1782-1817]

(1958)

Sail And Rigging Plan Constitution (Table of Contents: 1)

U.S. Constitution / illustration / 1 page (report information)

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On inside front cover.

Launching The U.S. Navy (Table of Contents: 2)

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Theodore Roscoe?

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Once upon a time (as old storybooks used to put it) the American nation was without a navy.

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history

Characters

American seamen; Barbary pirates; George Washington; John Adams; Thomas Jefferson

Synopsis

Faced with merchant depredation by the Barbary pirates, the United States builds a navy to oppose them.

Keywords

Barbary pirates; Barbary Wars; navy

Thomas Truxtun (Table of Contents: 3)

Thomas Truxtun / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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Theodore Roscoe?

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Who was to lead the newborn U. S. Navy?

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non-fiction; history; military

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Thomas Truxton; Midshipman Jarvis; American sailors

Synopsis

Under Truxton's leadership, America's new frigates best French vessels in several ship-to-ship encounters.

Keywords

navy; Quasi-War

The Tripolitan War (Table of Contents: 4)

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Theodore Roscoe?

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While the new U. S. Navy was teaching the French a lesson in the Caribbean, the Barbary pirates were running rampant in the Mediterranean.

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history

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Edward Preble; Bashaw of Tripoli; American sailors; Barbary pirates

Synopsis

The U. S. squadron fighting Tripoli gets off to a good start under Preble, but soon loses U.S.S. Philadelphia.

Keywords

Barbary pirates; Barbary Wars; navy; Tripoli

Stephen Decatur (Table of Contents: 5)

Stephen Decatur / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

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Theodore Roscoe?

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It was bad enough to lose Philadelphia, worse to see her flying the Bashaw's flag.

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non-fiction; history; military

Characters

Edward Preble; Stephen Decatur; Bashaw of Tripoli; Reuben James; American sailors; Barbary pirates

Synopsis

Decatur leads a valiant raid that destroys the captured frigate Philadelphia, then goes on to continued distinction.

Keywords

Barbary pirates; Barbary Wars; navy; Tripoli

The War Of 1812 (Table of Contents: 6)

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Theodore Roscoe?

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Freedom of the Mediterranean -- that's what the little U. S. Navy fought for in the war against the Barbary pirates.

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non-fiction; history; military

Characters

American sailors; British sailors; James Madison

Synopsis

Though heavily outnumbered, the U. S. Navy prepares for war against Britain.

Keywords

Navy; Royal Navy; War of 1812

Constitution Downs Guerriere (Table of Contents: 7)

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Theodore Roscoe?

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After the close shave off Jersey, Constitution sailed north.

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non-fiction; history; military

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Captain Isaac Hull; Captain Dacres; American sailors; British sailors; Jacob Jones; Stephen Decatur; William Bainbridge

Synopsis

U.S.S. Constitution wrecks H.M.S. Guerriere in a ship-to-ship battle. Other single vessels also perform well.

Keywords

Navy; Royal Navy; War of 1812

James Lawrence (Table of Contents: 8)

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Thomas Roscoe ?

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Blood in his eye, John Bull hit back.

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non-fiction; history; military

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Captain Philip Broke; Captain James Lawrence; British soldiers; American soldiers

Synopsis

Lawrence loses a battle, his ship, and his life in a ship-to-ship duel.

Keywords

Navy; Royal Navy; War of 1812

David Porter (Table of Contents: 9)

David Porter / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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Theodore Roscoe?

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While navy fought valiantly on the Atlantic front, David Porter took light frigate Essex around the Horn to raid to raid the British whaling fleet in the Pacific.

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non-fiction; history; military

Characters

David Porter; American sailors

Synopsis

Porter does well on his Pacific mission, but is finally defeated by superior forces.

Keywords

Navy; Royal Navy; War of 1812

Oliver Hazard Perry (Table of Contents: 10)

Oliver Hazard Perry / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

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Theodore Roscoe?

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On Lake Ontario opposing naval forces sparred to a stalemate.

Genre

non-fiction; history; military

Characters

Oliver Hazard Perry; Thomas Macdonough; Stephen Decatur; American sailors; British sailors

Synopsis

Perry defeats the British in the Battle of Lake Erie, and Macdonough does the same in the Battle of Lake Champlain.

Keywords

Lake Erie; navy; Royal Navy; Vermont

Naval Inventions 1812 (Table of Contents: 11)

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Theodore Roscoe?

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Those inventive Yankees!

Genre

non-fiction; history; military

Characters

Robert Fulton; American sailors

Synopsis

Fulton builds a submarine, a torpedo boat, and the world's first steam-powered warship.

Keywords

Navy; War of 1812

Some Major Naval Actions In The War Of 1812 (Table of Contents: 12)

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non-fiction

Indexer Notes

On back cover.