The Uss Essex and the Birth of the American Navy
Subtitle: And the Birth of the American Navy
Publisher: Adams Media Corporation
Published: November 2003
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
ISBN-13: 9781593371920
Subjects: United States; Military - Naval; History - General History; Military; Naval history; Essex (Frigate); History; History, Naval
First sentence: The USS Essex, a thirty-two-gun frigate built in Salem, Massachusetts, in 1799, was not the most glorious vessel in the history of the American navy, yet she was unique.