Six frigates the epic history of the founding of the U.S. Navy

Main Author:	Toll, Ian W.
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : W.W. Norton & Co., c2006.
Edition:	1st ed.
Subjects:	Brainard, John G. tribute United States. > Navy > History > 18th century. United States. > Navy > History > 19th century. Frigates > United States > History > 18th century. Frigates > United States > History > 19th century. United States > History > Tripolitan War, 1801-1805 > Naval operations. United States > History > War of 1812 > Naval operations. United States > History, Naval > 18th century. United States > History, Naval > 19th century.

Physical Description:	xii, 560 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), maps ; 25 cm.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (p. [525]-540) and index.
ISBN:	0393058476 (hardcover)
Author Notes:	Ian W. Toll is the author of the New York Times bestsellers The Conquering Tide, Pacific Crucible, and Six Frigates, winner of the Samuel Eliot Morison Award and the William E. Colby Award. He lives in New York.