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Commodore David Dixon Porter made history when he took the USS Essex into the Pacific and crippled the British whaling industry during the War of 1812. While the first to suggest that the U.S. Navy force open Japan, he was also court-martialed for his unauthorized invasion of Spanish Puerto Rico. He later sought to reverse his fortunes in the Mexican Navy, and consistently suffered chaos in his personal and financial affairs. Nothing Too Daring offers an objective, thoroughly researched biograph

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Author

[by] David F. Long

Publisher

Naval Institute Press

Published

2014

Language

EN

ISBN

9781612513195

Category

biography

Subjects

Memoir, History, Biography

Rating

5 / 5 (3 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14