If By Sea: the Forging of the American Navy--from the Revolution to the War of 1812 9780786731930, 0786731931

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If By Sea: the Forging of the American Navy--from the Revolution to the War of 1812
 9780786731930, 0786731931

Table of contents :
Title Page
Praise
Dedication
Epigraph
The Sails Of A Square-Rigged Ship
Introduction
1 --
Whaleboats And Men-Of-War
2 --
Launching The Continental Navy
3 --
Battles In Charleston, New York, And New Jersey
4 --
Saratoga And Philadelphia
5 --
The French Alliance
6 --
Denouement
7 --
A New Republic
8 --
Washington And The Federal Navy
9 --
John Adams Builds A Navy
10 --
The Quasi-War With France
11 --
The Navy Under Jefferson
12 --
Peaceful Coercion
13 --
War Clouds
14 --
The Navy Surprises
15 --
The Navy Established
Acknowledgments
Glossary
Source Notes
Bibliography
Index. Copyright Page.

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