Fighting in Cuban Waters; Or, Under Schley on the Brooklyn
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By Edward Stratemeyer(Old Glory #3)
23 Mar, 2020
Excerpt from Fighting in Cuban Waters, or Under Schley on the Brooklyn
Squadron which led to the total destruction of the Spanish warships.
Walter Russell's bravery may seem overdrawn, but such is far from being a fact. That our sailors were he
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Excerpt from Fighting in Cuban Waters, or Under Schley on the Brooklyn
Squadron which led to the total destruction of the Spanish warships.
Walter Russell's bravery may seem overdrawn, but such is far from being a fact. That our sailors were heroes in those days we have but to remember the sinking of the Merrimac, the Winslow affair, and a score of deeds of equal daring. The hour makes the man, and the Opportunity likewise makes the hero. Walter was brave, but he was no more so than hundreds of others who stood ready to lay down their lives in the cause of humanity and for the honor Of Old Glory. Like his two brothers, his religious belief was of the practical kind, and he went into battle convinced that so long as he did his duty according to the dictates of his conscience, an all-wise and all-powerful Providence would guide him and watch over him. Less
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- English
- 978-1523891559
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