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THE HISTORY OF OUR NAVY
THE CONSTITUTION AND GUERRIÈRE.
From a French water-color drawing in the possession of Mr. W. C. Crane.
THE
HISTORY OF OUR NAVY
FROM ITS ORIGIN TO THE PRESENT DAY
1775–1897
BY
JOHN R. SPEARS
AUTHOR OF “THE PORT OF MISSING SHIPS,”
“THE GOLD DIGGINGSOF CAPE HORN,” ETC.
WITH MORE THAN FOUR HUNDRED ILLUSTRATIONS
MAPS AND DIAGRAMS
IN FOUR VOLUMES
VOLUME II.
NEW YORK
CHARLES SCRIBNER’S SONS
1897
COPYRIGHT, 1897, by
CHARLES SCRIBNER’S SONS
MANHATTAN PRESS
474 W. BROADWAY
NEW YORK
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TO ALL WHO WOULD SEEK PEACE
AND PURSUE IT
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CONTENTS
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