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Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Dust Jacket Included. pp.xvii, 502 pages, 24 portraits and 26 maps, hardback, a very good copy in a very good dust-jacket [0870212281].

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Hardback. Diplomatic Activities of US Naval Officers 1798 1883 Arranged geographically and chronologically with chapters devoted to specific wars Contents clean and bright pp 502. book.

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Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. 502 pages in very good condition. Pages are clean and unmarked with black and white illustrations throughout. Endpapers are lightly smudged. Page edges are smudged and lightly stained. Red cloth with gilt titles on the spine. Lightly worn around the edges. Red dustjacket with black titles in very good condition. Lightly stained on the spine. Worn around the edges. VG/VG. Book. …

Zustand: New. &Uumlber den AutorDavid F. Long was a professor of history at the University of New Hampshire and the author of Sailor-Diplomat: A Biography of James Biddle, and Ready to Hazard: A Biography of Commodore William Bainbridge.

softcover. Zustand: Sehr gut. 880 p. ISBN: 9780415886581 Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 1933.

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 1st edition. 744 pages. 9.00x6.97x1.49 inches. In Stock.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - An overdue reassessment of one of the US Navy's most decorated-and divisive-early commanders, whose legacy remains teetering between heroism and scandalous.A Double-Edged Sword: The Biography of Commodore Jesse Duncan Elliott, 1782-1845 is a comprehensive and long-overdue portrait of one of the most polarizing figures in early US naval history. Written over the course of a decade and completed shortly before the author's death, this meticulously researched biography revisits the career of a man once hailed for his military exploits-and later condemned for a myriad of personal controversies-including his perceived missteps while in command.David F. Long traces Elliott's rise from promising young officer to commodore, chronicling his leadership during key moments such as the capture of the brig Caledonia, the defense of Fort Erie, and his central-but contested-role in the Battle of Lake Erie. Despite notable contributions to the Navy's early successes, including his diplomatic work and restoration of the USS Constitution, Elliott's legacy was clouded by scandal: accusations of cowardice, a notorious duel, a contentious command style, and a drawn-out court-martial that ended his career in disgrace.Serving as both biography and reflective historical analysis, Long paints a vivid picture of the early US Navy-its rivalries, growing pains, and evolving institutional identity. His balanced account of Elliott's life, neither excusing his faults nor downplaying his achievements, places the commodore's story in direct conversation with the challenges and ambitions of a rapidly expanding American maritime power. This is a must read for scholars of naval and military history, early American politics, or anyone interested in the brazen albeit controversial legacy of a forgotten national hero.…