The Shining Sea: David Porter and the Epic Voyage of the U.S.S. Essex During the War of 1812

by George C. Daughan

Book Overview

A few months after the outbreak of the War of 1812, Captain David Porter set out in the USS Essex on an epic, seventeen-month cruise to the South Seas. Porter was pursuing fame and riches, and by most... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0465019625
• ISBN13: 9780465019625
• Release Date: October 2013
• Publisher: Basic Books
• Length: 376 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.5" x 9.5"