The Shining Sea: David Porter and the Epic Voyage of the U.S.S. Essex during the War of 1812 by George C. Daughan

The Shining Sea: David Porter and the Epic Voyage of the U.S.S. Essex during the War of 1812

George C. Daughan

376 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

nonfiction history adventurous informative inspiring medium-paced
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A few months after the outbreak of the War of 1812, Captain David Porter set out in the USS Essex on an epic, seventeen-month cruise to the South Seas. Porter was pursuing fame and riches, and by most accounts his odyssey was a stunning success: i...

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