ID: | 23403 |
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Entry Text: | Toll, Ian W. Six Frigates: The Epic History of the Founding of the U.S. Navy. New York: Norton; London: Penguin/Michael Joseph, 2006, xii, 560 pp. Alt. subtitle: How Piracy, War and British Supremacy at Sea Gave Birth to the World's Most Powerful Navy; synthesis; famous 44-gun frigates. |