Yankee Admiral: A Biography of David Dixon Porter

by Paul Lewis and Noel B. Gerson

Book Overview

An engrossing biography of a Civil War naval hero. Ideal reading for those who have enjoyed the books of William C. Davis, Bruce Catton and Craig L. Symonds.

David Dixon Porter was the father of the modern United States Navy.

He was son of the distinguished naval leader, Commodore Porter, and his adoptive brother was the famous Union Admiral, David G. Farragut. Yet, it was not through nepotism that David Dixon Porter was...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1800550995
• ISBN13: 9781800550995
• Release Date: April 2021
• Publisher: Sapere Books
• Length: 212 Pages
• Weight: 0.64 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"