UNITED STATES U S NAVY MARINE NAVAL BATTLESHIP SEA CIVIL WAR 1812 REVOLUTIONARY

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YOU WILL LOVE THIS ANTIQUE SET! WE PRESENT FOR AUCTION: A 116 YEAR OLD PROFUSELY ILLUSTRATED UNITED STATES NAVAL HISTORY COMPLETE IN TWO VOLUMES. THE NAVAL HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES By Willis J. Abbot.Published by Peter Fenelon Collier, New York, 1896. Hardcover.Decorated blue cloth. 7 inches by 10 inches. 1,064 pages with index. There are scores of black and white plates and in text illustrations. The United States Navy traces its origins to the Continental Navy, which was established during the American Revolutionary War. By 1794, Barbary Coast pirates in the Mediterranean Sea spurred Congress to pass the Naval Act establishing the American Navy. During the War of 1812, the "Blue Jackets" drove all significant British forces off Lake Erie and Champlain. The Mexican-American War saw the U.S. Navy blockading Mexican ports, capturing and burning the Mexican fleet in the Gulf of California. In the Civil War, Union blockades on shipping handicapped the Southern effort throughout the conflict. The conflict helped usher in a new era by putting ironclad warships into combat for the first time. After the sinking of the "Maine" the U.S. Navy also played a significant role in the Spanish American War. CONDITION: Good. Internally Clean. Some spotting to covers..... Note: This is a short summation of the book and its condition ..Please read more

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