Project Gutenberg 2022-01-29 Public domain in the USA. 171 Chadwick, French Ensor 1844 1919 Chadwick, F. E. (French Ensor) Chadwick, French E. 15011462 The American Navy $aUnited States :$bDoubleday, Page & Company,$c1915. Carlos Colon, David E. Brown, The Library of Congress and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "The American Navy" by Rear-Admiral French Ensor Chadwick is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The work delves into the development and significance of the U.S. Navy, particularly during the American Revolutionary War. The book likely explores the naval battles, strategies, and innovations that shaped the early years of American naval power and examines the contributions of key figures like George Washington and John Paul Jones. The opening of this work sets the stage for a detailed exploration of the early American naval capabilities against the British Empire. It outlines the historical context in which the American colonies evolved a maritime tradition that would play a crucial role in their pursuit of independence. Chadwick discusses the shipbuilding practices in New England and how the colonies adapted to British maritime laws to strengthen their own naval forces, culminating in the creation of the Continental Navy. The text introduces pivotal events leading to the Revolution, establishing a robust framework for understanding the evolution of naval warfare and its impact on the outcome of American independence. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/americannavy01chad/page/n7/mode/2up 20200414111928chadwick 1915 US Reading ease score: 63.7 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en United States. Navy -- History United States -- History, Naval E151 Text Category: History - American Category: History - Warfare 419992 2025-07-26T13:07:48.082952 text/html 397704 2024-10-18T18:50:57 text/html 450306 2025-07-26T13:07:55.772848 application/epub+zip 448342 2025-07-26T13:07:49.823875 application/epub+zip 261393 2025-07-26T13:07:48.747918 application/epub+zip 545351 2025-07-26T13:08:00.061895 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 496322 2025-07-26T13:07:55.111892 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 311095 2022-09-30T08:51:22.283140 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 366772 2025-07-26T13:07:47.214900 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 346772 2024-10-18T18:50:57 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16968 2025-07-26T13:08:00.258821 application/rdf+xml 13962 2025-07-26T13:07:49.305880 image/jpeg 1923 2025-07-26T13:07:49.226860 image/jpeg 465747 2025-07-26T13:07:48.129870 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia