David Glasgow Farragut: Our First Admiral (Navies & Men Ser. Reprint of 1943 Volume 2) [Hardcover]

Charles L. Lewis (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover
• Publisher: Ayer Co Pub (June 1980)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0405130449
• ISBN-13: 978-0405130441
• Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 5.8 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #8,200,594 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars From Farragut's birth to the Civil War, August 23, 1998

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This review is from: David Glasgow Farragut: Admiral in the Making (Navies & Men Ser. Reprint of 1941 Volume 1) (Hardcover)

Using sources ranging from official documents and ship's logs to personal letters and the Farragut family bible, Lewis presents the fascinating true story of David Glasgow Farragut. An officer in the U.S. Navy at the age of 11, he was prizemaster of a captured British whaling ship (and required to put down a mutiny by her former Captain) at age 12! Described by his Commanding Officer as "Seven pounds of uniform and seventy pounds of fight!", he travels the world, learns several languages and grows to be the officer who is arguably the best American Naval Officer ever, later to become our first Admiral . His life is an example of heroism and bravery told with amazing detail and wonderfully dramatic action. It is compelling and edifying reading. His epic Civil War battles are to be read in Volume II.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This was required reading at the U.S. Naval Academy, August 23, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: David Glasgow Farragut: Admiral in the Making (Navies & Men Ser. Reprint of 1941 Volume 1) (Hardcover)

An excellent review of an excellent man. Historically accurate and using sources ranging from offical records and ships logs to personal letters and the Farragut family Bible. The first of a two volume set, this volume depicts the life of Farragut from birth to the beginning of the Civil War. A Naval Officer at the age of 11, his Commanding Officer remarked that he was seven pounds of uniform and seventy pounds of fight. He was made a prizemaster of a captured whaling ship, in the war of 1812, at the age of twelve. This is not dry historical subject, but a fascinating account of a truly heroic man. Read this book! The examples of character and heroism in Farragut's life can give us all standards, stories, and examples to live up to.

5.0 out of 5 stars From Farragut's birth to the Civil War, August 21, 1998

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This review is from: David Glasgow Farragut: Admiral in the Making (Navies & Men Ser. Reprint of 1941 Volume 1) (Hardcover)

Using sources ranging from official documents and ship's logs to personal letters and the Farragut family bible, Lewis presents the fascinating true story of David Glasgow Farragut. An officer in the U.S. Navy at the age of 11, he was prizemaster of a captured British whaling ship (and required to put down a mutiny by her former Captain) at age 12! Described by his Commanding Officer as "Seven pounds of uniform and seventy pounds of fight!", he travels the world, learns several languages and grows to be the officer who is arguably the best American Naval Officer ever, later to become our first Admiral . His life is an example of heroism and bravery told with amazing detail and wonderfully dramatic action. It is compelling and edifying reading. His epic Civil War battles are to be read in Volume II.