num_pages: 322
description: Thomas Truxtun was one of the first six captains President Washington appointed to the United States Navy in 1794. Truxtun therefore ranks with men like John Paul Jones in the development of the navy and this biography by Eugene Ferguson seeks to supply a full account of his eventful life and career.
language: English
title: Truxtun of the Constellation: The Life of Commodore Thomas Truxtun, U.S. Navy, 1755-1822
publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press