CONTENTS
CHAPTER I | |
| First Sea Fight of the Revolution. | PAGE |
| The Burning of the "Gaspee" in Narragansett Bay | [1] |
CHAPTER II | |
| A British Schooner Captured by Farmers. | |
| Captain Jerry O'Brien Leads the Patriots of 1775 | [11] |
CHAPTER III | |
| Benedict Arnold, the Soldier-Sailor. | |
| A Novel Fight on Lake Champlain | [21] |
CHAPTER IV | |
| Captain Paul Jones. | |
| The Greatest of America's Naval Heroes | [32] |
CHAPTER V | |
| How Paul Jones Won Renown. | |
| The First Great Fight of the American Navy | [44] |
CHAPTER VI | |
| Captain Bushnell Scares the British. | |
| The Pioneer Torpedo Boat and the Battle of the Kegs | [60] |
CHAPTER VII | |
| Captain Barry and His Rowboats Win a Victory Over the British. | |
| A Gallant Naval Hero of Irish Blood | [70] |
CHAPTER VIII | |
| Captain Tucker Honored by George Washington. | |
| The Daring Adventures of the Hero of Marblehead | [81] |
CHAPTER IX | |
| The Last Naval Battle of the Revolution. | |
| The Heroic Captain Barney in the "Hyder Ali" Captures the "General Monk" | [90] |
CHAPTER X | |
| The Moorish Pirates of the Mediterranean. | |
| Our Navy Teaches them a Lesson in Honor | [99] |
CHAPTER XI | |
| The Young Decatur and His Brilliant Deeds at Tripoli. | |
| How Our Navy Began and Ended a Foreign War | [108] |
CHAPTER XII | |
| The Gallant Old "Ironsides" and How She Captured the "Guerriere." | |
| A Famous Incident of the War of 1812 | [126] |
CHAPTER XIII | |
| A Famous Vessel Saved by a Poem. | |
| "Old Ironsides" Wins New Glory | [140] |
CHAPTER XIV | |
| The Fight of Captain Jacob Jones. | |
| The Lively Little "Wasp" and How She Stung the "Frolic" | [155] |
CHAPTER XV | |
| Captain Lawrence Dies for the Flag. | |
| His Words, "Do not give up the ship," Become the Famous Motto of the American Navy | [166] |
CHAPTER XVI | |
| Commodore Perry Whips the British on Lake Erie. | |
| "We have met the enemy and they are ours" | [176] |
CHAPTER XVII | |
| Commodore Porter Gains Glory in the Pacific. | |
| The Gallant Fight of the "Essex" Against Great Odds | [189] |
CHAPTER XVIII | |
| Commodore MacDonough's Victory on Lake Champlain. | |
| How General Prevost and the British Ran Away | [201] |
CHAPTER XIX | |
| Four Naval Heroes in One Chapter. | |
| Fights with the Pirates of the Gulf and the Corsairs of the Mediterranean | [210] |
CHAPTER XX | |
| Commodore Perry Opens Japan to the World. | |
| A Heroic Deed Without Bloodshed | [220] |
CHAPTER XXI | |
| Captain Ingraham Teaches Austria a Lesson. | |
| Our Navy Upholds the Rights of an American in a Foreign Land | [231] |
CHAPTER XXII | |
| The "Monitor" and the "Merrimac." | |
| A Fight which Changed all Naval Warfare | [239] |
CHAPTER XXIII | |
| Commodore Farragut Wins Renown. | |
| The Hero of Mobile Bay Lashes Himself to the Mast | [252] |
CHAPTER XXIV | |
| A River Fleet in a Hail of Fire. | |
| Admiral Porter Runs by the Forts in a Novel Way | [268] |
CHAPTER XXV | |
| The Sinking of the "Albemarle." | |
| Lieutenant Cushing Performs the most Gallant Deed of the Civil War | [278] |
CHAPTER XXVI | |
| How the "Gloucester" Revenged the Sinking of the "Maine." | |
| Deadly and Heroic Deeds in the War with Spain | [288] |
CHAPTER XXVII | |
| The Great Victory of Manila Bay. | |
| Dewey Destroys a Fleet Without Losing a Man | [294] |
CHAPTER XXVIII | |
| Hobson and the Sinking of the "Merrimac." | |
| An Heroic Deed Worthy of the American Navy | [304] |
CHAPTER XXIX | |
| Sampson and Schley Win Renown. | |
| The Greatest Sea Fight of the Century | [313] |