The History of Our Navy from Its Origin to the Present Day 1775 to 1897
Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
Published: March 30, 2005
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 440
ISBN-13: 9781417919949
Subjects: Naval forces & warfare; Military - Naval; History; History - Military / War; Military
First sentence: OF all the dates in American history not yet so commemorated, there is none so well worthy of recognition as a national holiday as the 22d of December; for it was on December 22, 1775, that the American navy came into existence.