Porter Journal Of A Cruise

Porter, David (Captain). Edited with an introduction and epilogue by Betty Shepard. BOUND FOR BATTLE. The Cruise of the United States Frigate ESSEX in the War of 1812 as told by Captain David Porter, Harcourt, Brace & World (1967)

221pp. Board of Education, Neighborhood Youth Corps stamp on top edge. Cruise of American ship of war to the Pacific during the War of 1812 where it captured ten British merchant ships until it was defeated by an overwhlming British force off Valparaiso. Narrative is condensed and edited from Captain Porter's journal. Includes visit to the Marquesas Islands where the crew became involved in a tribal war. Very good. Illustrated with reproductions of prints and a map. 1st edition. Cloth. Chipped dj. Large 12mo.

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Porter, David, Captain: Classics of Naval Literature: Journal of a Cruise, Anapolis, Md. Naval Institue Press 1986
ISBN: 087021338 Good +

Grey w/ gilt lettering on dark blue background on the front & spine. Book is slightly cocked to the right, end papers are intact but there is some movement. Text edges show some soil, soiling of the end papers. Text block is clean & unmarked. Reprint of 1822, 2nd Editon No DJ Hard Cover

[SW: Literature - Naval]

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