Gentlemen Rovers
BY E. ALEXANDER POWELL, F.R.G.S. AUTHOR OF THE LAST FRONTIER, ETC.
ILLUSTRATED
CHARLES SCRIBNER'S SONS NEW YORK 1913
Commodore Truxtun leaped into the shrouds.
Copyright, 1913, by CHARLES SCRIBNER'S SONS
Published September, 1913
To THE FINEST GENTLEMAN I KNOW MY FATHER
There's a Legion that never was 'listed, That carries no colors or crest, But, split in a thousand detachments, Is breaking the road for the rest.
The ends o' the Earth were our portion, The ocean at large was our share, There was never a skirmish to windward But the Leaderless Legion was there.
E. Alexander Powell
GENTLEMEN ROVERS
FOREWORD
CONTENTS
ILLUSTRATIONS
FOR RENT: AN ARMY ON ELEPHANTS
WHEN WE FOUGHT NAPOLEON
WHEN WE CAPTURED AN AFRICAN KINGDOM
THE LAST FIGHT OF THE "GENERAL ARMSTRONG"
THE PIRATE WHO TURNED PATRIOT
THE MAN WHO DARED TO CROSS THE RANGES
THE FLAG OF THE BEAR
THE KING OF THE FILIBUSTERS
CITIES CAPTURED BY CONTRACT
Язык
Английский
Год издания
2011-10-20
Темы
Walker, William, 1824-1860; Boyd, John Parker, 1764-1830; Truxtun, Thomas, 1755-1822; Eaton, William, 1764-1811; Reid, Samuel Chester, 1783-1861; Laffite, Jean; Smith, Jedediah Strong, 1799-1831; Ward, Frederick Townsend, 1831-1862; California -- History -- 1846-1850