Nothing too daring;: A biography of Commodore David Porter, 1780-1843

By David F. Long

Book Overview

Commodore David Dixon Porter made history when he took the USS Essex into the Pacific and crippled the British whaling industry during the War of 1812. While the first to suggest that the U.S. Navy... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0870214942
• ISBN13: 9780870214943
• Release Date: January 1970
• Publisher: U.S. Naval Institute
• Length: 396 Pages
• Weight: 2.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 7.0" x 1.5" x 9.5"