A compilation of biographical sketches of distinguished officers in the American navy, with other interesting matter

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Bibliographic Details
OCLC:6806182
Main Author: Folson, Benjamin, 1790-1833
Language:English
Published: Newburyport, Pub. by the compiler; H. G. Allen, 1814.
Series:American Culture Series II. r.244, item 012.
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Monograph Microform

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Table of Contents:
  • Memoirs of distinguished heroes in the American navy. Captain Isaac Hull, Commodore Decatur, Captain Jacob Jones, Com. William Bainbridge, Captain James Lawrence, Commodore John Rodgers, Captain William Henry Allen, Lieut. William Burrows, Com. Oliver Hazard Perry, Com. Alexander Murray, Lieutenant John C. Aylwin, Lieut. James M. Broom
  • Poetical notices
  • Obituary notices
  • Anecdotes of the battle of Lake Erie
  • Comparative strength of the different naval powers.