An edition of Give me a fast ship (2014)
Give me a fast ship
the Continental Navy and America's Revolution at sea
By Tim McGrath
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Publish Date
2014
Publisher
-
Language
eng
Pages
543
Description:
America in 1775 was on the verge of revolution-- or, more likely, disastrous defeat. After the bloodshed at Lexington and Concord, England's King George sent hundreds of ships westward to bottle up American harbors and prey on American shipping. Colonists had no force to defend their coastline and waterways until John Adams of Massachusetts proposed a bold solution: The Continental Congress should raise a navy.