Knickerbocker commodore
Subtitle: the life and times of John Drake Sloat, 1781-1867
By: Bruce A. Castleman
Series: Excelsior editions; Excelsior editions
Publisher: Excelsior Editions/State University of New York Press; State University of New York Press
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 325
ISBN-13: 9781438461519
Subjects: Ship captains; Monterrey, Battle of, Monterrey, Mexico, 1846; Mexican War, 1846-1848; Officers; United States; United States. Navy; Biography
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Indecision at Monterey; title: Upstate knickerbocker; title: Mr. Midshipman Sloat; title: Schooner skipper; title: Sailing master; title: Blockaded lieutenant; title: The first luff; title: Pirates in the Caribbean; title: New York interlude; title: South American cruise; title: Beached in New York; title: Portsmouth commandant; title: Mexican California; title: Squadron command; title: Norfolk and retirement.