Stephen Decatur, gallant boy
By: by Bradford Smith ; illustrated by Nathan Goldstein.
Contributors: Goldstein, Nathan, ill.
Series: Childhood of famous Americans; Childhood of famous Americans series.
Publisher: Bobbs-Merrill
Published: 1962
Place of publication: Indianapolis
Language: eng
Number of pages: 200
Subjects: Decatur, Stephen, 1779-1820.; Decatur, Stephen, 1779-1820 -- Juvenile literature.; United States. Navy -- Officers -- Biography.; United States. Navy -- Officers -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Description: A biography of the famous naval officer who commanded the squadron which forced the pirates on the Barbary Coast to stop seizing American ships and men.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 198).