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ОглавлениеTHE FIRST SEA FIGHT OF THE REVOLUTION
The Burning of the "Gaspee" in Narragansett Bay
A BRITISH SCHOONER CAPTURED BY FARMERS IN 1775
Captain Jerry O'Brien Leads the Patriots of 1775
BENEDICT ARNOLD, THE SOLDIER-SAILOR
A Novel Fight on Lake Champlain
The Greatest of America's Naval Heroes
The First Great Fight of the American Navy
CAPTAIN BUSHNELL SCARES THE BRITISH
The Pioneer Torpedo Boat and the Battle of the Kegs
CAPTAIN BARRY AND HIS ROWBOATS WIN A VICTORY OVER THE BRITISH
A Gallant Naval Hero of Irish Blood
CAPTAIN TUCKER HONORED BY GEORGE WASHINGTON
The Daring Adventures of the Hero of Marblehead
THE LAST NAVAL BATTLE OF THE REVOLUTION
The Heroic Captain Barney in the "Hyder Ali" Captures the "General Monk"
THE MOORISH PIRATES OF THE MEDITERRANEAN
Our Navy Teaches Them a Lesson in Honor
THE YOUNG DECATUR AND HIS BRILLIANT DEEDS AT TRIPOLI
How Our Navy Began and Ended a Foreign War
THE GALLANT "OLD IRONSIDES" AND HOW SHE CAPTURED THE "GUERRIERE"
A Famous Incident of the War of 1812
A FAMOUS VESSEL SAVED BY A POEM
"Old Ironsides" Wins New Glory
THE FIGHT OF CAPTAIN JACOB JONES
The Lively Little "Wasp" and How She Stung the "Frolic"
CAPTAIN LAWRENCE DIES FOR THE FLAG
His Words, "Do Not Give Up the Ship," Become the Famous Motto of the American Navy
COMMODORE PERRY WHIPS THE BRITISH ON LAKE ERIE
" We Have Met the Enemy and They Are Ours "
COMMODORE PORTER GAINS GLORY IN THE PACIFIC
The Gallant Fight of the "Essex" Against Great Odds
COMMODORE MacDONOUGH'S VICTORY ON LAKE CHAMPLAIN
How General Prevost and the British Ran Away
FOUR NAVAL HEROES IN ONE CHAPTER
Fights With the Pirates of the Gulf and the Corsairs of the Mediterranean
COMMODORE PERRY OPENS JAPAN TO THE WORLD
An Heroic Deed Without Bloodshed
CAPTAIN INGRAHAM TEACHES AUSTRIA A LESSON
Our Navy Upholds the Rights of an American in a Foreign Land
THE "MONITOR" AND THE "MERRIMAC"
A Fight Which Changed All Naval Warfare.
COMMODORE FARRAGUT WINS RENOWN
The Hero of Mobile Bay Lashes Himself to the Mast
A RIVER FLEET IN A HAIL OF FIRE
Admiral Porter Runs by the Forts in a Novel Way
THE SINKING OF THE "ALBEMARLE"
Lieutenant Cushing Performs the Most Gallant Deed of the Civil War
HOW THE "GLOUCESTER" REVENGED THE SINKING OF THE "MAINE"
Deadly and Heroic Deeds in the War With Spain
THE GREAT VICTORY OF MANILA BAY
Dewey Destroys a Fleet Without Losing a Man
HOBSON AND THE SINKING OF THE "MERRIMAC"
