With Porter in the Essex
Gelesen von Barry Eads
James Otis
(5 Sterne; 2 Bewertungen)
The marvelous cruise of the U.S.S. Essex, the United States frigate of thirty-two guns, commanded by Captain David Porter. A story of his famous cruise in the southern waters during the War of 1812. The Essex was the only government vessel of size which was then sustaining the reputation of the American Navy, and she was in far distant seas, with a track equal to more than a third of the circumference of the globe between her and the home port from which she sailed. She was then making one of the most remarkable cruises on record. NOTE: there are several instances of the derogatory N word used in this book. - Summary by Barry Eads and Benson Lossing (6 hr 40 min)
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Good Historical Book.
David Summy
(5 Sterne)
I enjoyed the narrative from a youths prospective. The difficulties and hardships as well as victory. A warning though would be that the words savages and nigger are used in referring to the indigenous peoples. I am thankful to those mens sacrifice and determination to have a free nation though they were not prefect.