About this title: From the decision to build six heavy frigates through the cliffhanger campaign against Tripoli to the war that shook the world in 1812, Toll tells the grand tale of the founding of the U.S. Navy.
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Description: Fine. 039333032X Ships next business day. NEW/UNREAD! ! ! Text is Clean and Unmarked! --Be Sure to Compare Seller Feedback and Ratings before Purchasing--Has a small black ink mark on bottom/exterior edge of pages. May have light shelf wear to cover from storage, if any. read more
Description: Very Good. 0393058476 Ships next business day. Very Good Condition and Unread! Text is clean and unmarked! No dust jacket. --Be Sure to Compare Seller Feedback and Ratings before Purchasing--Has a small black line on bottom/exterior edge of pages. read more
Edition: Advanced Reading Copy.
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Date Published: 2006
ISBN-13:9780393058475ISBN:0393058476
Description: Fine. No dust jacket as issued. Almost as new. Very slight edgewear. No markings or spine creasing. Trade paperback, advance reading copy. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 592 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: General/trade. read more
Description: Fine in Fine jacket. Book Seller # LR424, 6.4 inches by 9.5 inches, 560 pages. Stated "First Edition" with a "1" in the number line. No Tears in the dust jacket, not price clipped. The hinges and binding are good and the interior and exterior are clean. NOT an Ex-Library copy. read more
Description: Very good. 2008 Norton Press Softcover(Trade PB) Edition. Some wear to cover, prev. owner name, text clean with strong binding. Ships Fast! read more
Binding: Trade Paperback
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company, New York, New York
Date Published: 2006
Description: Good. No Jacket. 8vo-Between 7 3/4" and 9 3/4" Tall. 560 page book is in good condition with edgewear, scuffing of cover, slightly leaning spine, bent corners, creases on cover, and wearing on spine ends and edges. Before the ink was dry on the U.S. Constitution, the establishment of a permanent military became the most divisive issue facing the new government. The founders--particularly Jefferson, Madison, and Adams--debated fiercely. Would a standing army be the thin end of dictatorship? ... read more
Description: Fine. 039333032X Very light shelf wear / edge wear cover / pages like new condition//"Buy with Confidence-Satisfaction Guaranteed! Customer Service Makes All the Difference. " read more
Edition: First edition.
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Date Published: 2006
ISBN-13:9780393058475ISBN:0393058476
Description: Fine in fine dust jacket. Dust jacket is price clipped. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 592 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: General/trade. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: W W Norton & Co Inc
Date Published: 2008-03-03
ISBN-13:9780393330328ISBN:039333032X
Description: NEW. Softcover. From an inventory that is 100% brand-new, 100% direct from the publishers' distribution channel. We carry NO pre-owned, NO remaindered. We pack in CARDBOARD to ensure the pristine quality is maintained. (Bubble-wrap alone is NOT sufficient to protect from USPS equipment. ) Guaranteed brand-NEW, protected with CARDBOARD, your satisfaction is guaranteed. BKLUVID: 9780393330328. read more
Binding: Audio CD
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio
Date Published: 2006-10-03
ISBN-13:9780743536844ISBN:0743536843
Description: Like New. New-Remainder Mark-Box has some minor shelving/handling wear, CDs inside are new & unused-6 CDs-Abridged-Before the ink was dry on the Constitution of the United States, the establishment of a permanent military had become the most divisive issue facing the young republic. Would a standing army be the thin end of dictatorship? Would a navy protect American commerce from the vicious depredations of the Barbary pirates, or would it drain the treasury and provoke hostilities with the ... read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: W W Norton & Co Inc
Date Published: 2006-09-01
ISBN-13:9780393058475ISBN:0393058476
Description: NEW. Hardcover. From an inventory that is 100% brand-new, 100% direct from the publishers' distribution channel. We carry NO pre-owned, NO remaindered. We pack in CARDBOARD to ensure the pristine quality is maintained. (Bubble-wrap alone is NOT sufficient to protect from USPS equipment. ) Guaranteed brand-NEW, protected with CARDBOARD, your satisfaction is guaranteed. BKLUVID: 9780393058475. read more
"I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book. The history of our country's growth as an economic player and power is linked to the history of our navy. The original appropriation for the six vessels was extremely controversial at the time. There were may in our country, especially those whose livelihood was farming, that were against any kind of standing military force. The building of these ships helped create the mythology of our country's development. Without them, there would be no "shores of Tripoli" or "Old Ironsides". It is truly a shame that only one of the boats, U.S.S. Constitution, is still in existence."
"As am armchair admiral, I have learned that amateurs discuss tactics, while the professionals discuss logistics. This book has both. We learn how various sea battles were fought but also the events that lead up to them. My emotions and feelings pendulummed while reading the book.
As Toll explained the founding of the navy, I cheered for the Americans.
When he got into the causes of the War of 1812, I, as a Canadian and Commonwealth citizen, felt upset at how the Brits behaved. Briefly, a key reason for the war was impressment of American citizens by the British Navy. They had to, to defeat the greatest general and tyrant in the world, Napoleon. Still, their disregard for the rights of Americans drove the US into battle.
Forester, and his stories of the British Navy fighting the French are what got me into nautical history and this book. To see the less admirable side of the Navy's actions was, well, disappointing.
The Americans fought well and I began to enjoy their victories, just as the tide turned and they began to lose.
War is futile, but sea battles can be beautiful are the main conclusions I drew form the book."
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