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If by Sea - by George C Daughan (Paperback)

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  • The American Revolution-and thus the history of the United States-began not on land but on the sea.
  • About the Author: George C. Daughan holds a Ph.D. in American History and Government from Harvard University.
  • 576 Pages
  • History, Military

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About the Book



From Boston Harbor to Yorktown; from wars with France and Tripoli to the dramatic Battle of Lake Champlain in the War of 1812, the definitive history of the creation of the American Navy



Book Synopsis



The American Revolution-and thus the history of the United States-began not on land but on the sea. Paul Revere began his famous midnight ride not by jumping on a horse, but by scrambling into a skiff with two other brave patriots to cross Boston Harbor to Charlestown. Revere and his companions rowed with muffled oars to avoid capture by the British warships closely guarding the harbor. As they paddled silently, Revere's neighbor was flashing two lanterns from the belfry of Old North Church, signaling patriots in Charlestown that the redcoats were crossing the Charles River in longboats. In every major Revolutionary battle thereafter the sea would play a vital, if historically neglected, role. When the American colonies took up arms against Great Britain, they were confronting the greatest sea-power of the age. And it was during the War of Independence that the American Navy was born. But following the British naval model proved crushingly expensive, and the Founding Fathers fought viciously for decades over whether or not the fledgling republic truly needed a deep-water fleet. The debate ended only when the Federal Navy proved indispensable during the War of 1812. Drawing on decades of prodigious research, historian George C. Daughan chronicles the embattled origins of the U.S. Navy. From the bloody and gunpowder-drenched battles fought by American sailors on lakes and high seas to the fierce rhetorical combat waged by the Founders in Congress, If By Sea charts the course by which the Navy became a vital and celebrated American institution.



About the Author



George C. Daughan holds a Ph.D. in American History and Government from Harvard University. Author of If By Sea and 1812: The Navy's War, Daughan lives in Portland, Maine.
Dimensions (Overall): 9.2 Inches (H) x 6.1 Inches (W) x 1.6 Inches (D)
Weight: 1.55 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Sub-Genre: Military
Genre: History
Number of Pages: 576
Publisher: Basic Books
Theme: Naval
Format: Paperback
Author: George C Daughan
Language: English
Street Date: October 4, 2011
TCIN: 89148863
UPC: 9780465025145
Item Number (DPCI): 247-12-7700
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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