Full Speed Ahead!: America's First Admiral: David Glasgow Farragut

by Louise Borden and Pari Thomson

Book Overview

Discover the man behind everyone's favorite call to action, "Full speed ahead " in this inspiring and engaging biography about the first Admiral of the United States Navy, David Glasgow Farragut.

At the age of nine, David Glasgow Farragut was appointed a midshipman in the US Navy by President James Madison. It was the start of a celebrated career. Farragut sailed aboard ships along the Delaware River, in the Caribbean, and across the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1684379059
• ISBN13: 9781684379057
• Release Date: November 2021
• Publisher: Calkins Creek Books
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.1"
• Age Range: 10 to 14 years
• Grade Range: Grades 5 to 9