Project Gutenberg 2013-02-20 Public domain in the USA. 78 Gibbs, George 1870 1942 Gibbs, George Fort 99005508 Pike & Cutlass: Hero Tales of Our Navy Pike and Cutlass: Hero Tales of Our Navy Produced by David Edwards, Rosanna Murphy and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Pike & Cutlass: Hero Tales of Our Navy" by George Gibbs is a historical account written in the late 19th century. This work recounts the thrilling stories of American naval heroes and significant naval battles from the country’s early maritime history, focusing particularly on the exploits of John Paul Jones and other notable figures of the time. The engaging tales celebrate bravery, cunning, and the spirit of adventure during critical moments of American naval warfare. The opening of the book introduces the audacious actions of John Paul Jones in April 1778 as he commands the sloop "Ranger." Determined to utilize his ship as a weapon against British forces, Jones embarks on a mission to disrupt enemy shipping, ultimately planning an attack on the town of Whitehaven, which he successfully infiltrates with a small crew. His daring escapades are characterized by rapid, decisive actions, including a failed attempt to capture a British man-of-war, the "Drake," and culminate in a tense assault on an enemy port, showcasing his exceptional leadership and tactical prowess. Jones's exploits lay the groundwork for the gripping naval tales that follow, capturing the essence of naval heroism in the American narrative. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/42138/42138-h/images/cover.jpg en United States -- History, Naval E151 Text Browsing: History - American Browsing: History - Warfare 420545 420550 2024-09-17T15:31:56.065216 2023-09-18T10:13:33.204517 text/html text/html 417013 2013-02-19T18:59:56 text/html; charset=utf-8 871232 2013-02-19T19:01:18 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 912049 2024-09-17T15:32:02.286179 application/epub+zip 914824 2024-09-17T15:31:57.156210 application/epub+zip 215718 2024-09-17T15:31:56.607193 application/epub+zip 1029004 2024-09-17T15:32:06.483157 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 994269 2024-09-17T15:32:01.662174 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 299661 2022-09-19T09:20:00.304868 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 375293 2024-09-17T15:31:55.176229 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 379428 2013-02-19T18:59:52 text/plain; charset=utf-8 142968 2013-02-19T19:01:18 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 375041 2013-02-19T19:00:32 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 142394 2013-02-19T19:01:18 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 375033 2013-02-19T19:00:32 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 142373 2013-02-19T19:01:18 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21577 2024-09-17T15:32:06.642125 application/rdf+xml 15248 2024-09-17T15:31:56.692195 image/jpeg 2489 2024-09-17T15:31:56.650175 image/jpeg 873424 2024-09-17T15:31:56.139195 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia