The Naval History of the United States

Abbot's fighting history of the American navy — privateers and frigates, the Bon Homme Richard and the Constitution, told battle by battle with the smoke still in the rigging.

About the Book

1896Published
Willis J. AbbotAuthor
136Chapters
307Pages on this site

Willis J. Abbot wrote his Naval History of the United States for readers who wanted the story of the young republic's navy told with its colors flying: the Revolutionary privateers, John Paul Jones, the quasi-war with France, the Barbary corsairs, and the frigate duels of 1812.

This is Volume One of the work, published by Peter Fenelon Collier with many illustrations.

This digital edition is built from a dual-engine OCR, reconciled page by page.

This site reproduces the complete text of the original 1896 edition, digitized page by page from the original printing. The book is in the public domain.

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