TY  - BOOK
AU  - Toll,Ian W.
TI  - Six frigates: the epic history of the founding of the U.S. Navy 
SN  - 0393058476
AV  - E182 .T65 2006
U1  - 359.00973/09033 22
PY  - 0000///
CY  - New York
PB  - W.W. Norton & Co.
KW  - United States
KW  - Navy
KW  - History
KW  - 18th century
KW  - 19th century
KW  - fast
KW  - Frigates
KW  - Military operations, Naval
KW  - Tripolitan War, 1801-1805
KW  - Naval operations
KW  - War of 1812
KW  - History, Naval
KW  - Naval history
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 525-540) and index; Notes on language and nautical terminology -- To provide and maintain -- To the shores of Tripoli -- England again -- Epilogue -- Chronology of later events: 1815-2005
N2  - Describes the origins and early history of the American Navy, discussing the debates by the founding fathers over the need for a permanent military, the decision to construct six heavy frigates, the campaign against Tripoli, and the War of 1812
UR  - http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0616/2006020769.html
UR  - http://www.ianwtoll.com/
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ER  -