Nothing Too Daring : A Biography of Commodore David Porter, 1783-1843

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Long, David.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Porter, David, 1780-1843.

Local Subjects:

Porter, David, 1780-1843.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (433 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Nothing Too Daring

Place of Publication:

New York : Naval Institute Press, 2014.

Summary:

Commodore David Dixon Porter made history when he took the Essex into the Pacific and crippled the British whaling industry in the War of 1812. He was the first to suggest that the U.S. Navy force open Japan. He was also court-martialed and convicted on charges arising out of his unauthorized invasion of Spanish Puerto Rico. He later sought to reverse his fortunes in the Mexican Navy, and consistently suffered chaos in his personal and financial affairs. As the first U.S. chargé d'affaires in Constantinople he established direct diplomatic relations between the U.S. and the Ottoman Empire

Contents:

Table of Contents; MAPS; Illustrations; I. West Indies and Mediterranean, 1780-1808; The West Indies 1796-1810; Tripoli and Environs, 1803-1805; II. New Orleans Command, 1808-1810; III. Cruise of the Esses, 1810-1812; IV. Campaign in the Galapagos, 1812-1813; Cruise of the Frigate Essex; Galapagos Islands; V. Imperialism in the Marquesas, 1815; The Mediterranean 1801-1830; Marquesas Islands; VI. Battle of Valparaiso, 1813-1815; Chesapeake Bay and the Middle States, 1810-1820; VII. Navy Commissioner, 1815-1822; Southern and Western South America, 1812-1825; VIII. Fajardo Fiasco, 1822-1824

IX. Court-Martial and Conviction, 1824-1825X. Command of the Mexican Navy, 1826-1829; XI. Minister to the Ottoman Emire, 1830-1843; Bibliographic Notes; Bibliography; Index; Mexico and the Caribbean during the 1820s

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ISBN:

9781612513195

1612513190

OCLC:

880530801