The history of the navy of the United States of America: abridged in one volume / by J. Fenimore Cooper.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cooper, James Fenimore, 1789-1851.

Contributor:

Culture Class Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

American Culture Class Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Navy--History.

United States.

United States. Navy.

History.

United States--History, Naval.

Naval history.

PRO, Stockbridge, P. (autograph).

Local Subjects:

PRO, Stockbridge, P. (autograph).

Penn Provenance:

, Stockbridge, P. (autograph)

Physical Description:

xii, 13-447 pages : frontispiece (maps) ; 21 cm

Other Title:

Naval history of the United States

Naval history

Cooper's naval history

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia : Thomas, Cowperthwait & Co., 1841.

Notes:

"Stereotyped by J. Fagan. Printed by Kay and Brother."--T.p. verso.

"This work has been reduced in size ... by omitting that portion of the original matter which it is thought will have the least interest with the general reader. The original descriptions of the battles, attacks, chases, &c., have been retained, nearly verbatim, and the narrative is unbroken ... The opportunity has been taken, also, to introduce a little new matter, and to correct a few errors. In a word, in the author's opinion, ... as a mere narrative, he thinks the abridgment will be found to have the most attraction."--Preface.

Local Notes:

Culture Class Collection copy has autograph of P. Stockbridge, Razee Independence, 1842, Home Squadron.

Culture Class Collection copy has autograph of Stockbridge, U.S.N.A. and mathematical calculations written in ms. on the front pastedown and endpaper.

Culture Class Collection copy has underlines, marginal marks and references written in ms. on an endpaper.

Cited in:

BAL, 3896

OCLC:

1950741