If By Sea: the Forging of the American Navy--from the Revolution to the War of 1812

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Title Page; Praise; Dedication; Epigraph; The Sails Of A Square-Rigged Ship; Introduction; 1 -- Whaleboats And Men-Of-War; 2 -- Launching The Continental Navy; 3 -- Battles In Charleston, New York, And New Jersey; 4 -- Saratoga And Philadelphia; 5 -- The French Alliance; 6 -- Denouement; 7 -- A New Republic; 8 -- Washington And The Federal Navy; 9 -- John Adams Builds A Navy; 10 -- The Quasi-War With France; 11 -- The Navy Under Jefferson; 12 -- Peaceful Coercion; 13 -- War Clouds; 14 -- The Navy Surprises; 15 -- The Navy Established; Acknowledgments; Glossary; Source Notes; Bibliography; Index.;From Boston Harbor to Yorktown; from wars with France and Tripoli to the dramatic Battle of Lake Champlain in the War of 1812, the definitive history of the creation of the American Navy. Title Page Praise Dedication Epigraph The Sails Of A Square-Rigged Ship Introduction 1 -- Whaleboats And Men-Of-War 2 -- Launching The Continental Navy 3 -- Battles In Charleston, New York, And New Jersey 4 -- Saratoga And Philadelphia 5 -- The French Alliance 6 -- Denouement 7 -- A New Republic 8 -- Washington And The Federal Navy 9 -- John Adams Builds A Navy 10 -- The Quasi-War With France 11 -- The Navy Under Jefferson 12 -- Peaceful Coercion 13 -- War Clouds 14 -- The Navy Surprises 15 -- The Navy Established Acknowledgments Glossary Source Notes Bibliography Index. Copyright Page.