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- catalog abstract ""Stephen Decatur was one of the most awe-inspiring officers of the entire Age of Fighting Sail. A real-life American naval hero in the early nineteenth century, he led an astonishing life, and his remarkable acts of courage in combat made him one of the most celebrated figures of his era." "Decatur's dazzling exploits in the Barbary Wars propelled him to national prominence at the age of twenty-five. His dramatic capture of HMS Macedonian in the War of 1812, and his subsequent naval and diplomatic triumphs in the Mediterranean, secured his permanent place in the hearts of his countrymen. Handsome, dashing, and fearless, his crews worshipped him, presidents lionized him, and an adoring public heaped fresh honors on him with each new achievement." "James Tertius de Kay is one of our foremost naval historians. In A Rage for Glory, the first new biography of Decatur in almost seventy years, he recounts Decatur's life in vivid colors. Drawing on material unavailable to previous biographers, he traces the origins of Decatur's fierce patriotism (My country ... right or wrong!"), chronicles Decatur's passionate love affair with Susan Wheeler, and provides new details of Decatur's tragic death in a senseless duel of honor, secretly instigated by the backroom machinations of jealous fellow officers determined to ruin him. His death left official Washington in such shock that his funeral became a state occasion, attended by friends who included former President James Madison, current President James Monroe, Chief Justice John Marshall, and ten thousand more." "Decatur's short but crowded life was an astonishing epic of hubris, romance, and high achievement. Only a handful of Americans since his time have ever come close to matching his extraordinary glamour and brilliance."--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b13088162.
- catalog coverage "United States History War of 1812 Naval operations.".
- catalog coverage "United States History, Naval To 1900.".
- catalog created "c2004.".
- catalog date "2004".
- catalog date "c2004.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c2004.".
- catalog description ""Stephen Decatur was one of the most awe-inspiring officers of the entire Age of Fighting Sail. A real-life American naval hero in the early nineteenth century, he led an astonishing life, and his remarkable acts of courage in combat made him one of the most celebrated figures of his era." "Decatur's dazzling exploits in the Barbary Wars propelled him to national prominence at the age of twenty-five. His dramatic capture of HMS Macedonian in the War of 1812, and his subsequent naval and diplomatic triumphs in the Mediterranean, secured his permanent place in the hearts of his countrymen. Handsome, dashing, and fearless, his crews worshipped him, presidents lionized him, and an adoring public heaped fresh honors on him with each new achievement." "James Tertius de Kay is one of our foremost naval historians. In A Rage for Glory, the first new biography of Decatur in almost seventy years, he recounts Decatur's life in vivid colors. Drawing on material unavailable to previous biographers, he traces the origins of Decatur's fierce patriotism (My country ... right or wrong!"), chronicles Decatur's passionate love affair with Susan Wheeler, and provides new details of Decatur's tragic death in a senseless duel of honor, secretly instigated by the backroom machinations of jealous fellow officers determined to ruin him. His death left official Washington in such shock that his funeral became a state occasion, attended by friends who included former President James Madison, current President James Monroe, Chief Justice John Marshall, and ten thousand more." "Decatur's short but crowded life was an astonishing epic of hubris, romance, and high achievement. Only a handful of Americans since his time have ever come close to matching his extraordinary glamour and brilliance."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "Chapter 1: Washington city -- Chapter 2: Philadelphia -- Chapter 3: Mr. Midshipman Decatur -- Chapter 4: Honor -- Chapter 5: Glory -- Chapter 6: Legend -- Chapter 7: Susan -- Chapter 8: The Leopard-Chesapeake affair -- Chapter 9: Court-martial -- Chapter 10: Atlantic tensions -- Chapter 11: 29 degrees N x 29 degrees 30'W -- Chapter 12: Of equal force -- Chapter 13: Gales Ferry -- Chapter 14: USS President and HMS Endymion -- Chapter 15: "Dove Mi Piace!" -- Chapter 16: The Navy board -- Chapter 17: Barron returns -- Chapter 18: The challenge -- Chapter 19: Bladensburg -- Chapter 20: Afterwards.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 217-219) and index.".
- catalog extent "viii, 237 p. :".
- catalog hasFormat "Rage for glory.".
- catalog identifier "0743242459".
- catalog isFormatOf "Rage for glory.".
- catalog issued "2004".
- catalog issued "c2004.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "New York : Free Press,".
- catalog relation "Rage for glory.".
- catalog spatial "United States History War of 1812 Naval operations.".
- catalog spatial "United States History, Naval To 1900.".
- catalog spatial "United States".
- catalog subject "359/.0092 B 21".
- catalog subject "Admirals United States Biography.".
- catalog subject "Decatur, Stephen, 1779-1820.".
- catalog subject "E353.1.D29 D15 2004".
- catalog subject "United States. Navy Biography.".
- catalog tableOfContents "Chapter 1: Washington city -- Chapter 2: Philadelphia -- Chapter 3: Mr. Midshipman Decatur -- Chapter 4: Honor -- Chapter 5: Glory -- Chapter 6: Legend -- Chapter 7: Susan -- Chapter 8: The Leopard-Chesapeake affair -- Chapter 9: Court-martial -- Chapter 10: Atlantic tensions -- Chapter 11: 29 degrees N x 29 degrees 30'W -- Chapter 12: Of equal force -- Chapter 13: Gales Ferry -- Chapter 14: USS President and HMS Endymion -- Chapter 15: "Dove Mi Piace!" -- Chapter 16: The Navy board -- Chapter 17: Barron returns -- Chapter 18: The challenge -- Chapter 19: Bladensburg -- Chapter 20: Afterwards.".
- catalog title "A rage for glory : the life of Commodore Stephen Decatur, USN / James Tertius de Kay.".
- catalog type "Biography. fast".
- catalog type "History. fast".
- catalog type "Naval history. fast".
- catalog type "text".