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THE HISTORY OF OUR NAVY
THE CONSTITUTION AND GUERRIÈRE.
From a French water-color drawing in the possession of Mr. W. C. Crane.
THE
HISTORY OF OUR NAVY
FROM ITS ORIGIN TO THE PRESENT DAY
1775–1897