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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
