Stories of Our Naval Heroes Every Child Can Read
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Stories of Our Naval Heroes Every Child Can Read

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  • STORIES OF
  • OUR NAVAL HEROES
    • EVERY CHILD CAN READ
      • EDITED BY
    • EDITED BY
    • REV. JESSE LYMAN HURLBUT, D.D.
    • PREFACE
    • CONTENTS
    • CHAPTER I
      • THE FIRST SEA FIGHT OF THE REVOLUTION
      • The Burning of the "Gaspee" in Narragansett Bay
    • THE FIRST SEA FIGHT OF THE REVOLUTION
    • The Burning of the "Gaspee" in Narragansett Bay
    • CHAPTER II
      • A BRITISH SCHOONER CAPTURED BY FARMERS IN 1775
      • Captain Jerry O'Brien Leads the Patriots of 1775
    • A BRITISH SCHOONER CAPTURED BY FARMERS IN 1775
    • Captain Jerry O'Brien Leads the Patriots of 1775
    • CHAPTER III
      • BENEDICT ARNOLD, THE SOLDIER-SAILOR
      • A Novel Fight on Lake Champlain
    • BENEDICT ARNOLD, THE SOLDIER-SAILOR
    • A Novel Fight on Lake Champlain
    • CHAPTER IV
      • CAPTAIN PAUL JONES
      • The Greatest of America's Naval Heroes
    • CAPTAIN PAUL JONES
    • The Greatest of America's Naval Heroes
    • CHAPTER V
      • HOW PAUL JONES WON RENOWN
      • The First Great Fight of the American Navy
    • HOW PAUL JONES WON RENOWN
    • The First Great Fight of the American Navy
    • CHAPTER VI
      • CAPTAIN BUSHNELL SCARES THE BRITISH
      • The Pioneer Torpedo Boat and the Battle of the Kegs
    • CAPTAIN BUSHNELL SCARES THE BRITISH
    • The Pioneer Torpedo Boat and the Battle of the Kegs
    • CHAPTER VII
      • CAPTAIN BARRY AND HIS ROWBOATS WIN A VICTORY OVER THE BRITISH
      • A Gallant Naval Hero of Irish Blood
    • CAPTAIN BARRY AND HIS ROWBOATS WIN A VICTORY OVER THE BRITISH
    • A Gallant Naval Hero of Irish Blood
    • CHAPTER VIII
      • CAPTAIN TUCKER HONORED BY GEORGE WASHINGTON
      • The Daring Adventures of the Hero of Marblehead
    • CAPTAIN TUCKER HONORED BY GEORGE WASHINGTON
    • The Daring Adventures of the Hero of Marblehead
    • CHAPTER IX
      • THE LAST NAVAL BATTLE OF THE REVOLUTION
      • The Heroic Captain Barney in the "Hyder Ali" Captures the "General Monk"
    • THE LAST NAVAL BATTLE OF THE REVOLUTION
    • The Heroic Captain Barney in the "Hyder Ali" Captures the "General Monk"
    • CHAPTER X
      • THE MOORISH PIRATES OF THE MEDITERRANEAN
      • Our Navy Teaches Them a Lesson in Honor
    • THE MOORISH PIRATES OF THE MEDITERRANEAN
    • Our Navy Teaches Them a Lesson in Honor
    • CHAPTER XI
      • THE YOUNG DECATUR AND HIS BRILLIANT DEEDS AT TRIPOLI
      • How Our Navy Began and Ended a Foreign War
    • THE YOUNG DECATUR AND HIS BRILLIANT DEEDS AT TRIPOLI
    • How Our Navy Began and Ended a Foreign War
    • CHAPTER XII
      • THE GALLANT "OLD IRONSIDES" AND HOW SHE CAPTURED THE "GUERRIERE"
      • A Famous Incident of the War of 1812
    • THE GALLANT "OLD IRONSIDES" AND HOW SHE CAPTURED THE "GUERRIERE"
    • A Famous Incident of the War of 1812
    • CHAPTER XIII
      • A FAMOUS VESSEL SAVED BY A POEM
      • "Old Ironsides" Wins New Glory
    • A FAMOUS VESSEL SAVED BY A POEM
    • "Old Ironsides" Wins New Glory
    • CHAPTER XIV
      • THE FIGHT OF CAPTAIN JACOB JONES
      • The Lively Little "Wasp" and How She Stung the "Frolic"
    • THE FIGHT OF CAPTAIN JACOB JONES
    • The Lively Little "Wasp" and How She Stung the "Frolic"
    • CHAPTER XV
      • CAPTAIN LAWRENCE DIES FOR THE FLAG
      • His Words, "Do Not Give Up the Ship," Become the Famous Motto of the American Navy
    • CAPTAIN LAWRENCE DIES FOR THE FLAG
    • His Words, "Do Not Give Up the Ship," Become the Famous Motto of the American Navy
    • CHAPTER XVI
      • COMMODORE PERRY WHIPS THE BRITISH ON LAKE ERIE
      • "We Have Met the Enemy and They Are Ours"
    • COMMODORE PERRY WHIPS THE BRITISH ON LAKE ERIE
    • "We Have Met the Enemy and They Are Ours"
    • CHAPTER XVII
      • COMMODORE PORTER GAINS GLORY IN THE PACIFIC
      • The Gallant Fight of the "Essex" Against Great Odds
    • COMMODORE PORTER GAINS GLORY IN THE PACIFIC
    • The Gallant Fight of the "Essex" Against Great Odds
    • CHAPTER XVIII
      • COMMODORE MacDONOUGH'S VICTORY ON LAKE CHAMPLAIN
      • How General Prevost and the British Ran Away
    • COMMODORE MacDONOUGH'S VICTORY ON LAKE CHAMPLAIN
    • How General Prevost and the British Ran Away
    • CHAPTER XIX
      • FOUR NAVAL HEROES IN ONE CHAPTER
      • Fights With the Pirates of the Gulf and the Corsairs of the Mediterranean
    • FOUR NAVAL HEROES IN ONE CHAPTER
    • Fights With the Pirates of the Gulf and the Corsairs of the Mediterranean
    • CHAPTER XX
      • COMMODORE PERRY OPENS JAPAN TO THE WORLD
      • An Heroic Deed Without Bloodshed
    • COMMODORE PERRY OPENS JAPAN TO THE WORLD
    • An Heroic Deed Without Bloodshed
    • CHAPTER XXI
      • CAPTAIN INGRAHAM TEACHES AUSTRIA A LESSON
      • Our Navy Upholds the Rights of an American in a Foreign Land
    • CAPTAIN INGRAHAM TEACHES AUSTRIA A LESSON
    • Our Navy Upholds the Rights of an American in a Foreign Land
    • CHAPTER XXII
      • THE "MONITOR" AND THE "MERRIMAC"
      • A Fight Which Changed All Naval Warfare.
    • THE "MONITOR" AND THE "MERRIMAC"
    • A Fight Which Changed All Naval Warfare.
    • CHAPTER XXIII
      • COMMODORE FARRAGUT WINS RENOWN
      • The Hero of Mobile Bay Lashes Himself to the Mast
    • COMMODORE FARRAGUT WINS RENOWN
    • The Hero of Mobile Bay Lashes Himself to the Mast
    • CHAPTER XXIV
      • A RIVER FLEET IN A HAIL OF FIRE
      • Admiral Porter Runs by the Forts in a Novel Way
    • A RIVER FLEET IN A HAIL OF FIRE
    • Admiral Porter Runs by the Forts in a Novel Way
    • CHAPTER XXV
      • THE SINKING OF THE "ALBEMARLE"
      • Lieutenant Cushing Performs the Most Gallant Deed of the Civil War
    • THE SINKING OF THE "ALBEMARLE"
    • Lieutenant Cushing Performs the Most Gallant Deed of the Civil War
    • CHAPTER XXVI
      • HOW THE "GLOUCESTER" REVENGED THE SINKING OF THE "MAINE"
      • Deadly and Heroic Deeds in the War With Spain
    • HOW THE "GLOUCESTER" REVENGED THE SINKING OF THE "MAINE"
    • Deadly and Heroic Deeds in the War With Spain
    • CHAPTER XXVII
      • THE GREAT VICTORY OF MANILA BAY
      • Dewey Destroys a Fleet Without Losing a Man
    • THE GREAT VICTORY OF MANILA BAY
    • Dewey Destroys a Fleet Without Losing a Man
    • CHAPTER XXVIII
      • HOBSON AND THE SINKING OF THE "MERRIMAC"
      • An Heroic Deed Worthy of the American Navy
    • HOBSON AND THE SINKING OF THE "MERRIMAC"
    • An Heroic Deed Worthy of the American Navy
    • CHAPTER XXIX
      • SAMPSON AND SCHLEY WIN RENOWN
      • The Greatest Sea Fight of the Century
      • Transcriber's Notes:
    • SAMPSON AND SCHLEY WIN RENOWN
    • The Greatest Sea Fight of the Century
    • Transcriber's Notes:
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