Brave Old Salt; Or, Life on the Quarter Deck. A Story of the Great Rebellion
Brave Old Salt; Or, Life on the Quarter Deck. A Story of the Great Rebellion
By Oliver Optic
27 Aug, 2019
This volume, the sixth and last of "The Army and Navy Stores," is a record of "Life on the Quarter Deck," mostly in the squadron of Vice-Admiral Farragut, one of whose familiar appellations, used in the ward-room and on the berth deck, has furnished
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This volume, the sixth and last of "The Army and Navy Stores," is a record of "Life on the Quarter Deck," mostly in the squadron of Vice-Admiral Farragut, one of whose familiar appellations, used in the ward-room and on the berth deck, has furnished the leading title of the book. The terrible war which devastated our country for four years has given to history two generals, Grant and Sherman, and one admiral, Farragut, whose achievements are unsurpassed, if they are equalled, in the annals of military and naval warfare; but while the author, in this work, has gratefully rendered his tribute of admiration to the distinguished naval commander, he has not attempted to present a complete biography of him. Less