Stephen Decatur Jr — the key naval figure who made the early US Navy real, proving that the United States could project power ...
Blazing frigate -- The midshipman -- The first duels -- To the Mediterranean -- Loss of the Philadelphia -- Bloodshed off the Barbary Coast -- Stephen and Susan -- Chesapeake and Leopard -- Barron's ...
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