Full speed ahead! : America's first admiral : David Glasgow Farragut / Louise Borden.
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TextPublisher: New York : Calkins Creek, an imprint of Boyds Mills & Kane, [2021]Copyright date: ©2021Edition: First editionDescription: 224 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 24 cmContent type: - text
- still image
- unmediated
- volume
- 9781684379057
- 1684379059
- America's first admiral : David Glasgow Farragut
- David Glasgow Farragut
- Farragut, David Glasgow, 1801-1870 -- Juvenile literature
- Admirals -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
- United States. Navy -- History -- 19th century -- Juvenile literature
- United States -- History, Naval -- 19th century -- Juvenile literature
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Naval operations -- Juvenile literature
| Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Main Library | Children's Biography | FARRAGUT D. B728 | Available | 33111010761837 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Discover the man behind everyone's favorite call to action, "Full speed ahead!" in this inspiring and engaging biography about the first Admiral of the United States Navy, David Glasgow Farragut.
At the age of nine, David Glasgow Farragut was appointed a midshipman in the US Navy by President James Madison. It was the start of a celebrated career. Farragut sailed aboard ships along the Delaware River, in the Caribbean, and across the Atlantic Ocean, even rounding the tip of South America, all while rising through the naval ranks from midshipman to admiral. When the Civil War began, Captain Farragut dedicated his life to protecting the United States as it was being torn in two. When President Lincoln asked him to capture New Orleans, the city Farragut once called home, and later to take Mobile Bay, the officer had only one order for his fleet- Full speed ahead! Noted nonfiction writer Louise Borden's in-depth research uncovers a man dedicated to his country -- a man who earned the title of America's first admiral.
Map on end papers.
Chronicles the life and career of David Glasgow Farragut, the first man to become an admiral in the United States Navy, discussing his childhood, family, battles and more.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 218-221).