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1. Percival's Genealogy And Early Years, 1779-1812 -- 2. The War Of 1812: 1813-1815 -- 3. Postwar Episodes, 1816-1818: To Colombia In Macedonian, 1816; At The Boston Navy Yard, 1816-1818 -- 4. To The Pacific In Macedonian, 1818-1820; And Back To The Boston Navy Yard, 1820-1823 -- 5. To The Pacific In United States And Dolphin; And The Globe Mutiny, 1824-1826 -- 6. Dolphin's Sojourn In Hawaii; And Home In United States, 1826-1827 -- 7. Judicial Ordeals In Boston; And Aftermath, 1827-1829 -- 8. Cruises To The Caribbean In Porpoise; And To Lower South America In Erie; Amid Assignments At The Boston Navy Yard, 1829-1838 -- 9. To The Mediterranean In Cyane, 1838-1840 -- 10. Striving For And Preparing Constitution For Her Only Around-the-world Cruise, 1840-1844. 11. Constitution's Around-the-world Cruise, 1844-1846: Percival As Captain And His Relations With His Officers And Men, 1844-1846; And New York City Through Borneo, May 1844-april 1845 -- 12. Constitution's Around-the-world Cruise, 1844-1846: Precedent -- Percival And The First U.s. Armed Intervention In Vietnam, 10-26 May 1845 -- 13. Constitution's Around-the-world Cruise, 1844-1846: China To Boston, June 1845-september 1846 --

Author

David Foster Long

Publisher

Greenwood Press, London

Published

1993

Language

EN

ISBN

9780313285677

Subjects

History, Biography, Memoir

Rating

5 / 5 (1 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14