Description: SIX FRIGATES: The Epic History of the Founding of the U.S. Navy - Ian W Toll (SIGNED 2006 Hardcover) Rated 4.37 / 5 on Goodreads. How "a handful of bastards and outlaws fighting under a piece of striped bunting" humbled the omnipotent British Navy. Before the ink was dry on the U.S. Constitution, the establishment of a permanent military had become the most divisive issue facing the new government. Would a standing army be the thin end of dictatorship? Would a navy protect American commerce against the Mediterranean pirates, or drain the treasury and provoke hostilities with the great powers? The founders, particularly Jefferson, Madison, and Adams, debated these questions fiercely and switched sides more than once. How much of a navy would suffice? Britain alone had hundreds of powerful warships. From the decision to build six heavy frigates, through the cliffhanger campaign against Tripoli, to the war that shook the world in 1812, Ian W. Toll tells this grand tale with the political insight of Founding Brothers and a narrative flair worthy of Patrick O'Brian. According to Henry Adams, the 1812 encounter between USS Constitution and HMS Guerriere "raised the United States in one half hour to the rank of a first class power in the world." 16 pages of illustrations; 8 pages of color. FREE MEDIA MAIL SHIPPING TO DOMESTIC ADDRESSES! PRIORITY MAIL available for speedy delivery! International buyers may use eBay's International Shipping Program. And see my other books for sale here!
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
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Signed By: Ian W Toll
Book Title: Six Frigates : the Epic History of the Founding...
Signed: Yes
Narrative Type: Nonfiction
Publisher: Norton & Company, Incorporated, w. w.
Item Length: 9.6 in
Edition: First Edition
Publication Year: 2006
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Illustrator: Yes
Item Height: 1.8 in
Author: Ian W. Toll
Features: Dust Jacket, Illustrated
Genre: History, Military
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Topic: Military / United States, Military / War of 1812, Navy
Item Weight: 35 oz
Item Width: 6.6 in
Number of Pages: 560 Pages
