George Washington's secret navy
By: James L. Nelson.
Publisher: McGraw-Hill
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Chicago
Language: eng
Number of pages: 378
Subjects: Washington, George, -- 1732-1799; United States. -- Navy -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783; United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Naval operations
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The British command; title: The greatest events, in the present age; title: Noddles Island; title: Machias sons of liberty; title: "The amiable, generous and brave George Washington, Esquire"; title: New Lords, new laws; title: "We have the utmost reason to expect any attack"; title: The Congressional Navy cabal; title: "Our weakness & the enemy's strength at sea"; title: George Washington's secret navy; title: Hannah puts to sea; title: Dolphin and industry; title: Building and equipping an American fleet; title: Marblehead boats at Beverly; title: "Not a moment of time be lost"; title: The empire strikes back; title: Hancock and Franklin; title: Congress pays a visit; title: "For gods sake hurry off the vessels"; title: Lee's autumn cruise; title: "The blundering Captn Coit"; title: Convoys and cruisers; title: "Hard gales and squally"; title: "[U]niversal joy ran through the whole"; title: "His people are contentd"; title: "And a privateering we will go, my boys"; title: A new army; title: A new year; title: A new fleet; title: Commodore of the fleet; title: "[A] stroke well aim'd"; title: "It is with the greatest pleasure I inform you"; title: Epilogue: Washington rides south.