Project Gutenberg 2023-10-05 Public domain in the USA. 280 Spears, John Randolph 1850 1936 Spears, John R. The history of our Navy from its origin to the present day, 1775-1897, vol. 2 (of 4) $aUnited States :$bCharles Scribner's Sons, $c1897. Peter Becker, Charlie Howard, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The History of Our Navy from Its Origin to the Present Day, 1775-1897" by John R. Spears is a historical account written in the late 19th century. This multi-volume work chronicles the development and significant events of the United States Navy, particularly focusing on its operations during early conflicts such as the War of 1812. The book offers detailed narratives of naval battles, the experiences of American sailors, and the circumstances leading to the nation's maritime confrontations. The opening of this comprehensive history sets the stage for the tensions leading to the War of 1812, detailing the aggressive impressment tactics of the British Navy that led to the enslavement of American sailors. It recounts several incidents highlighting British naval arrogance and American resilience, such as the assault on the USS Chesapeake, the chase and escape of the USS Constitution from a British squadron, and various skirmishes that laid the groundwork for the impending conflict. Spears provides a vivid portrayal of the personalities involved and the critical decisions made, giving readers a glimpse into the high stakes of naval warfare and the indomitable spirit of the American seamen during this tumultuous period. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/navyfromitsorigin02spearich 20200526102013spears 1897 us Reading ease score: 69.9 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en United States. Navy -- History United States. Navy -- History -- Spanish-American War, 1898 E151 Text Category: History - American Category: History - Warfare 1193696 2025-06-28T10:42:52.868374 text/html 1026548 2023-10-06T01:13:07 text/html 22674817 2025-06-28T10:43:24.173587 application/epub+zip 22671153 2025-06-28T10:43:01.199231 application/epub+zip 460262 2025-06-28T10:42:56.029256 application/epub+zip 50844422 2025-06-28T10:43:39.520510 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 50709321 2025-06-28T10:43:19.417101 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 664714 2025-06-28T10:42:48.297293 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 644710 2023-10-06T01:13:07 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16184 2025-06-28T10:43:39.696506 application/rdf+xml 11479 2025-06-28T10:42:56.859188 image/jpeg 2269 2025-06-28T10:42:56.445207 image/jpeg 27325210 2025-06-28T10:42:53.678298 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