Stories of Our Naval Heroes Every Child Can Read

Stories of Our Naval Heroes Every Child Can Read
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Various. Stories of Our Naval Heroes Every Child Can Read

Stories of Our Naval Heroes Every Child Can Read

Table of Contents

PREFACE

CHAPTER I

THE FIRST SEA FIGHT OF THE REVOLUTION

The Burning of the "Gaspee" in Narragansett Bay

CHAPTER II

A BRITISH SCHOONER CAPTURED BY FARMERS IN 1775

Captain Jerry O'Brien Leads the Patriots of 1775

CHAPTER III

BENEDICT ARNOLD, THE SOLDIER-SAILOR

A Novel Fight on Lake Champlain

CHAPTER IV

CAPTAIN PAUL JONES

The Greatest of America's Naval Heroes

CHAPTER V

HOW PAUL JONES WON RENOWN

The First Great Fight of the American Navy

CHAPTER VI

CAPTAIN BUSHNELL SCARES THE BRITISH

The Pioneer Torpedo Boat and the Battle of the Kegs

CHAPTER VII

CAPTAIN BARRY AND HIS ROWBOATS WIN A VICTORY OVER THE BRITISH

A Gallant Naval Hero of Irish Blood

CHAPTER VIII

CAPTAIN TUCKER HONORED BY GEORGE WASHINGTON

The Daring Adventures of the Hero of Marblehead

CHAPTER IX

THE LAST NAVAL BATTLE OF THE REVOLUTION

The Heroic Captain Barney in the "Hyder Ali" Captures the "General Monk"

CHAPTER X

THE MOORISH PIRATES OF THE MEDITERRANEAN

Our Navy Teaches Them a Lesson in Honor

CHAPTER XI

THE YOUNG DECATUR AND HIS BRILLIANT DEEDS AT TRIPOLI

How Our Navy Began and Ended a Foreign War

CHAPTER XII

THE GALLANT "OLD IRONSIDES" AND HOW SHE CAPTURED THE "GUERRIERE"

A Famous Incident of the War of 1812

CHAPTER XIII

A FAMOUS VESSEL SAVED BY A POEM

"Old Ironsides" Wins New Glory

CHAPTER XIV

THE FIGHT OF CAPTAIN JACOB JONES

The Lively Little "Wasp" and How She Stung the "Frolic"

CHAPTER XV

CAPTAIN LAWRENCE DIES FOR THE FLAG

His Words, "Do Not Give Up the Ship," Become the Famous Motto of the American Navy

CHAPTER XVI

COMMODORE PERRY WHIPS THE BRITISH ON LAKE ERIE

"We Have Met the Enemy and They Are Ours"

CHAPTER XVII

COMMODORE PORTER GAINS GLORY IN THE PACIFIC

The Gallant Fight of the "Essex" Against Great Odds

CHAPTER XVIII

COMMODORE MacDONOUGH'S VICTORY ON LAKE CHAMPLAIN

How General Prevost and the British Ran Away

CHAPTER XIX

FOUR NAVAL HEROES IN ONE CHAPTER

Fights With the Pirates of the Gulf and the Corsairs of the Mediterranean

CHAPTER XX

COMMODORE PERRY OPENS JAPAN TO THE WORLD

An Heroic Deed Without Bloodshed

CHAPTER XXI

CAPTAIN INGRAHAM TEACHES AUSTRIA A LESSON

Our Navy Upholds the Rights of an American in a Foreign Land

CHAPTER XXII

THE "MONITOR" AND THE "MERRIMAC"

A Fight Which Changed All Naval Warfare

CHAPTER XXIII

COMMODORE FARRAGUT WINS RENOWN

The Hero of Mobile Bay Lashes Himself to the Mast

CHAPTER XXIV

A RIVER FLEET IN A HAIL OF FIRE

Admiral Porter Runs by the Forts in a Novel Way

CHAPTER XXV

THE SINKING OF THE "ALBEMARLE"

Lieutenant Cushing Performs the Most Gallant Deed of the Civil War

CHAPTER XXVI

HOW THE "GLOUCESTER" REVENGED THE SINKING OF THE "MAINE"

Deadly and Heroic Deeds in the War With Spain

CHAPTER XXVII

THE GREAT VICTORY OF MANILA BAY

Dewey Destroys a Fleet Without Losing a Man

CHAPTER XXVIII

HOBSON AND THE SINKING OF THE "MERRIMAC"

An Heroic Deed Worthy of the American Navy

CHAPTER XXIX

SAMPSON AND SCHLEY WIN RENOWN

The Greatest Sea Fight of the Century

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CAPTAIN INGRAHAM TEACHES AUSTRIA A LESSON

Our Navy Upholds the Rights of an American in a Foreign Land

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