Captains Contentious

Author	: Louis A. Norton
Publisher	: Univ of South Carolina Press
Total Pages	: 206
Release	: 2009
ISBN-10	: 1570038074
ISBN-13	: 9781570038075
Rating	: 4/5 (075 Downloads)

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Download or read book Captains Contentious written by Louis A. Norton and published by Univ of South Carolina Press. This book was released on 2009 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Norton surveys the lives and military accomplishments of five captains in the nascent Continental Navy, investigating how their personality flaws both hindered their careers and enhanced their heroics in Revolutionary War combat. --from publisher description

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