Submarine fighter of the American Revolution : the story of David Bushnell /
This first full-length portrait of the father of submarine warfare takes Bushnell from Connecticut farm, through Yale, to the building of the Turtle and her perilous missions. It tells how his underwater mines touched off the Battle of the Kegs, of his capture by the British, and how Washington, Fra...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Dodd, Mead,
[1963]
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| Online Access: | https://archive.org/details/submarinefighter00wagn_0 |
| Summary: | This first full-length portrait of the father of submarine warfare takes Bushnell from Connecticut farm, through Yale, to the building of the Turtle and her perilous missions. It tells how his underwater mines touched off the Battle of the Kegs, of his capture by the British, and how Washington, Franklin, Nathan Hale, Benedict Arnold figured prominently in his activities. Based on original research, it also sheds new light on Bushnell's mysterious disappearance at the end of the war. |
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| Physical Description: | 145 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |