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Author McGrath, Tim, 1951-

Title Give me a fast ship : the Continental Navy and America's Revolution at sea / Tim McGrath.

Publication Info. New York, New York : NAL Caliber, 2014.

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 Manchester, Main Library - Non Fiction  973.95 MCGRATH    Check Shelf
 New Britain, Main Library - Non Fiction  973.35 M164    Check Shelf
 Simsbury Public Library - Non Fiction  973.35 MCGRATH    Check Shelf
Description x, 543 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations, maps, portraits ; 24 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 502-525) and index.
Contents "Rebellious fanaticks" -- "If the rebels should pay us a visit ..." -- "I fear nothing" -- "That rebel is my brother" -- "Heaven has succeeded our adventures" -- "The gang of pyrates" -- "Under the vault of heaven" -- "Her teeth were too many" -- "In harm's way" -- "Diamond cut diamond" -- "Fresh gales and dirty weather" -- "Send that ship to sea" -- Shubael Gardner -- Epilogue.
Summary America in 1775 was on the verge of revolution-- or, more likely, disastrous defeat. After the bloodshed at Lexington and Concord, England's King George sent hundreds of ships westward to bottle up American harbors and prey on American shipping. Colonists had no force to defend their coastline and waterways until John Adams of Massachusetts proposed a bold solution: The Continental Congress should raise a navy.
Subject United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Naval operations.
United States. Continental Navy -- History.
United States. Navy -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783.
United States. Continental Navy. (OCoLC)fst00619138
United States. Navy. (OCoLC)fst00533204
American Revolution (1775-1783) (OCoLC)fst01351668
United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
Großbritannien. Navy. (DE-588)1004388-3
USA. Navy. (DE-588)14543-9
Nordamerikanischer Unabhängigkeitskrieg. (DE-588)4131739-7
Seekrieg. (DE-588)4054141-1
Chronological Term 1775-1783
Genre/Form History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
Added Title Continental Navy and America's Revolution at sea
ISBN 9780451416100 (hc)
0451416104 (hc)
9780451416117 (sc)
0451416112 (sc)
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