Truxtun of the Constellation
Subtitle: The Life of Commodore Thomas Truxtun, U.S. Navy, 1755-1822
Contributors: Michael J. Crawford (Introduction)
Edition: New Ed edition
Publisher: The Johns Hopkins University Press
Published: March 1, 2001
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 352
ISBN-13: 9780801865978
Subjects: American history: c 1500 to c 1800; Biography: historical; Naval forces & warfare; c 1700 to c 1800; c 1800 to c 1900; Constellation (Frigate); Biography & Autobiography; United States - 19th Century; Biography / Autobiography; Truxtun, Thomas,; Biography/Autobiography; USA; Military; United States - 18th Century; History / United States / General; Mid-Atlantic States; Truxtun, Thomas; Biography; United States - Revolutionary War; Military - Naval; 1755-1822; Sailors; United States
First sentence: IN 1956 HISTORIANS and naval history enthusiasts alike welcomed Truxtun of the "Constellation" as the first and only book-length life of Thomas Truxtun, a naval officer who established some of the finest traditions of the United States Navy.