Stephen Decatur Sinks the Philadelphia - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Stephen Decatur Sinks the Philadelphia write by Cullen Gwin. This book was released on 2017-02-22. Stephen Decatur Sinks the Philadelphia available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. It was 1803 and Stephen Decatur was in the Navy. He was on a ship that was in Europe. Stephen was the commander of a small ship. It was named the Enterprise. One day the head of the Navy called Stephen and some other men together. "Men, I have some bad news," he said. "We have lost the Philadelphia." The men groaned. Stephen knew that the Philadelphia was a big ship. She had 44 huge cannons on her. "She was chasing an enemy ship when she ran into a sand bar. The enemy captured her, along with all her men and her guns. "They have gotten her off the sand bar and taken her into a bay for repairs. When she is fixed, she will be part of the enemy fleet. She will be one of the biggest and fastest ships they have. It would be better if she had sunk rather than be used against us." The meeting ended. Stephen kept thinking about the ship. Finally he went to the commander. "What if we stole the Philadelphia?" he asked. "We could get her back. If we cannot steal her, we could burn her. Then she could not be used against us." "Then I volunteer," Stephen said. "Let me take a few men and do the job." Find out how Stephen and his men get into the enemy harbor and burn the ship in this exciting 15-minute book. Ages 7 and up. Reading level 2.8 This book is part of our "Heroes in History" series. These 15-minute books focus on a specific moment in a historic person's life. Aimed at second graders, they provide the perfect introduction to famous Americans in an exciting, fun-to-read way. LearningIsland.com believes in the value of children practicing reading for 15 minutes every day. Our 15-Minute Books give children lots of fun, exciting choices to read, from classic stories, to mysteries, to books of knowledge. Many books are appropriate for hi-lo readers. Open the world of reading to a child by having them read for 15 minutes a day.
Decatur’s Bold and Daring Act
Decatur’s Bold and Daring Act - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Decatur’s Bold and Daring Act write by Mark Lardas. This book was released on 2011-07-19. Decatur’s Bold and Daring Act available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Hortatio Nelson, himself one of naval history's boldest actors, called the burning of the frigate Philadelphia by the United States Navy in 1804 "the most bold and daring act of the age." It is one of the classic examples of a naval raid, a cutting-out action intended to deprive the enemy of a ship. It made Stephen Decatur a household name, both in Europe and the United States. This Raid title describes the mission to retake the Philadelphia, providing the necessary background to understand the raid and following Decatur and his party on a minute-by-minute account as he approached, took, and burned the Philadelphia. It is a worthy supplement to Osprey's other books about the Federal Navy, making it of interest to both serious collectors and new readers.
Decatur’s Bold and Daring Act
Decatur’s Bold and Daring Act - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Decatur’s Bold and Daring Act write by Mark Lardas. This book was released on 2011-07-20. Decatur’s Bold and Daring Act available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. On a dark night in 1804, Lt. Stephen Decatur and a team of hand-picked men, slipped into Tripoli harbor in a small boat. Their target was the USS Philadelphia. Captured by the Barbary pirates four months previously, the Philadelphia had been refitted to fight against her former masters. Decatur's mission was to either recapture the ship, or failing that, burn her to the waterline. This book recounts one of the greatest raids in American military history, an event that propelled Stephen Decatur to international renown, and which prompted Horatio Nelson to declare it 'the most bold and daring act of the age'.
Documents, Official and Unofficial, Relating to the Case of the Capture and Destruction of the Frigate Philadelphia
Documents, Official and Unofficial, Relating to the Case of the Capture and Destruction of the Frigate Philadelphia - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Documents, Official and Unofficial, Relating to the Case of the Capture and Destruction of the Frigate Philadelphia write by Charles De Selding. This book was released on 1850. Documents, Official and Unofficial, Relating to the Case of the Capture and Destruction of the Frigate Philadelphia available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Life of Stephen Decatur, etc
Life of Stephen Decatur, etc - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Life of Stephen Decatur, etc write by afterwards SLIDELL MACKENZIE SLIDELL (Alexander). This book was released on 1846. Life of Stephen Decatur, etc available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
