Joshua Barney
Subtitle: hero of the Revolution and 1812
By: Louis Arthur Norton.
Series: Library of naval biography
Publisher: Naval Institute Press
Published: 2000
Place of publication: Annapolis, Md
Language: eng
Number of pages: 227
Subjects: Barney, Joshua, 1759-1818.; United States. Navy -- Biography.; Sailors -- United States -- Biography.; United States -- History -- War of 1812 -- Biography.; United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Biography.; United States -- History, Naval -- To 1900.
Genres: Biography.
Description: "This biography scrutinizes Barney's colorful life and critically analyzes events that forged his character. Although largely forgotten, he was one of the most clever, competent officers of the American sailing navy." "Based on primary and secondary sources, this work contains many of Barney's quotes as well as some insightful contemporaneous verse that describes the changing fortunes of his life. Barney's close association with the American flag is chronicled here as well."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 211-220) and index.