The Ironsides
Author | : Ironsides |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 290 |
Release | : 1860 |
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Author | : Ironsides |
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Total Pages | : 290 |
Release | : 1860 |
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Author | : David Fitz-Enz |
Publisher | : Taylor Trade Publications |
Total Pages | : 304 |
Release | : 2009-01-15 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1589794281 |
This is the story of the oldest warship afloat in the world, the venerable frigate USS Constitution, the cornerstone of the nascent American navy created by act of Congress in 1794. Colonel David Fitz-Enz re-creates the world of sail, when seven knots an hour was considered blinding speed for a warship. In Old Ironsides, Fitz-Enz tells the story of the ship, from its construction to the ongoing restoration efforts that keep it active today.
Author | : Ironsides |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 304 |
Release | : 1860 |
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Author | : John Tincey |
Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing |
Total Pages | : 159 |
Release | : 2012-07-20 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1782001409 |
The Ironside is symbolic of the one occasion when the army took an active role in British politics. He represents a unique period when ordinary people displaced the established order to take political control into their own hands. In the nineteenth century a rash of historical publications, paintings and statues with a civil war theme reflected the political divisions of Victorian society and Royalist and Parliamentarian causes were argued over again, reflecting the sub text of contemporary political struggles. This book attempts to take a wider view of the Ironside as a warrior who evolved from the experiments of the late sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries to combine firepower with the armoured cavalryman.
Author | : |
Publisher | : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt |
Total Pages | : 32 |
Release | : 2003-04-21 |
Genre | : Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | : 0618311157 |
A fictionalized account of the design and construction of the U.S.S. Constitution, told through the eyes of a boy whose father is one of the ship's carpenters.
Author | : Samuel Rutherford Crockett |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 348 |
Release | : 1915 |
Genre | : Children's literature |
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Author | : Thomas C. Gillmer |
Publisher | : International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 1997-02-22 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780070245648 |
In her youth she was beautiful. Her fine lines and graceful sheer, her lightly upturned head, the classic quarter galleries and restrained carvings gracing her 18th-century transom stern--all flowed together flawlessly in this magnificent creature of the sea. Her loft rig spread more sail than any European frigate. In fact, she and her two sisterships were larger in every way than their contemporaries. She is the USS Constitution--the oldest warship afloat anywhere in the world. This proud old warrior has seen--and participated in--virtually all our nation's history. She fought in four wars; circled the world as a symbol of American power; was commanded by the superstars of American naval history: Preble, Decatur, Bainbridge, Rodgers, Hull, Stewart, MacDonough. Constitution is the definitive American icon--older than the Washington Monument, Mount Rushmore, the White House. But her age has been one of her greatest enemies, second only to bureaucratic indifference. The ship that rallied American in the second war of independence later found herself reduced to a floating classroom at Annapolis, and still later became a barracks for transient seamen. Theodore Roosevelt's Secretary of the Navy even recommended that she be towed to sea for gunnery practice. In 1830, rumors that she was to be scrapped prompted Oliver Wendell Holmes to write his epic poem, "Old Ironsides." The ensuing public clamor brought Constitution a complete overhaul. She was rescued by the public again in 1876 for the American Centennial, and given a cosmetic makeover in 1907. In 1927, she received an extensive restoration, funded in part by collections from school children. Now, 200 years after her launching, this living link with our nation's beginnings is again preparing to sail. Old Ironsides is the story of this great ship, told by Professor Thomas C. Gillmer, the man the Navy chose to assess her structure and recommend procedures to restore her strength and form. Gillmer answers nagging questions surrounding the true identity of Constitution's designer, settles the controversy about the 1850s-era frigate masquerading as the original frigate Constellation in Baltimore, charts the history of Constitution's major and minor reconstructions, and provides a detailed analysis of her true condition today. Old Ironsides's pages are filled with drawings, plans, and photographs, many never before published, that are a treasure trove for maritime historians. The book includes a full-color section detailing Constitution's earlier triumphs by celebrated marine painter William Gilkerson, commissioned especially for this book. If ships may be considered living beings, Constitution is the last living link with our nation's beginnings--and Old Ironsides brings her to life.
Author | : Charles E. Brodine |
Publisher | : Government Printing Office |
Total Pages | : 172 |
Release | : 2007 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780945274544 |
This work is a training manual for members of the crew of the 1797 United States frigate Constitution, the world's oldest warship in commission. The venerable vessel, which earned its nickname, "Old Ironsides," during the War of 1812, is today permanently berthed in the Charlestown Navy Yard, across the Charles River from its building site in Boston, Massachusetts. The historic frigate is open to visitors year round, with tours provided by the crew, active sailors in the United States Navy. The lessons in the manual are divided among three groups, corresponding to the three skill levels of the tour guides, Basic, Advanced, and Master. In addition to the chronology and major events in the history of USS Constitution, the manual explains the historical contexts in which those events took place. The text is written in an engaging and accessible manner that will make it attractive to anyone interested in USS Constitution or in the early U.S. Navy in general.
Author | : Frank Kitson |
Publisher | : Weidenfeld & Nicolson Limited |
Total Pages | : 239 |
Release | : 2004 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 9780297846888 |
Whether viewed as a brave crusader or a power-mad villain, Oliver Cromwell (1599--1658) is irrefutably a key figure in one of the most troubled periods of British history. By examining his performance as a military commander in the widest sense, this intriguing volume offers a new perspective on an intensely religious man who used both soldiering and politics to achieve his underlying goals, as well as insight into the world in which he lived. Whether viewed as a brave crusader or a power-mad villain, Oliver Cromwell (1599--1658) is irrefutably a key figure in one of the most troubled periods of British history. By examining his performance as a military commander in the widest sense, this intriguing volume offers a new perspective on an intensely religious man who used both soldiering and politics to achieve his underlying goals, as well as insight into the world in which he lived.
Author | : H. A. Ironside |
Publisher | : Kregel Academic |
Total Pages | : 224 |
Release | : 2004-06-01 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 9780825497599 |
This classic commentary series from one of the most creative and articulate expositors of the twentieth century is being reissued for a new generation.