Eagle of The Sea: The Story of Old Ironsides [aka USS Constitution] (Hardcover)

176 sayfa. 16x24 cm
This is a true story of the adventures of one of the best-loved ships of all time, the United States frigate Constitution, affectionately known for almost a hundred and fifty years as Old Ironsides.

Most of the people in this story are real persons, too. The officers mentioned were actually on the Constitution, and Ebenezer Terrill served with Captain Isaac Hull during most of his years of active service. Though Ebenezer may not actually have done all that the story says he did, he might have done such things! And though Joshua Humphreys was the actual designer of the Constitution, his home was in Philadelphia rather than Boston.

It would take many books to tell all about the glamorous frigate and her thrilling escapes, daring battles, and important services to the nation for over one hundred years as she sailed from Boston to Tripoli, to the Pacific, and to East Indian waters. This book is a story of part of her career, the part in which two boys participated, who sailed on the

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