Title: Submarine fighter of the American Revolution
Subtitle: the story of David Bushnell
Description: Presumably, a biography of David Bushnell.  Bushnell designed & supervised construction of the TURTLE, a manually -powered submersible, which, piloted by Sgt. Ezra Lee, attacked HMS EAGLE in New York harbor.  The attack was unsuccessful due to the inability of Lee to screw the powder charge to the hull of the Eagle, due to the Eagle's copper sheathing.  Arguably the first true use of a submarine in combat.
Subjects: History, Naval operations, Submarine warfare, David  Bushnell, Ezra Lee, Turtle, HMS Eagle, Bushnell, David, 1740-, American Turtle (Submarine), Bushnell, David, 1740-1826, United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Naval operations
Places: United States
People: David Bushnell (1740-1826), Ezra Lee (1749-1821)
Time periods: Revolution, 1775-1783