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قراءة كتاب Famous Privateersmen and Adventurers of the Sea Their rovings, cruises, escapades, and fierce battling upon the ocean for patriotism and for treasure
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Famous Privateersmen and Adventurers of the Sea Their rovings, cruises, escapades, and fierce battling upon the ocean for patriotism and for treasure
الصفحة رقم: 2
far,
But, if war again comes,—stranger,
Hitch your wagon to their star.”
Charles H. L. Johnston.
The bugle calls to quarters,
The roar of guns is clear,
Now—ram your charges home, Lads!
And cheer, Boys! Cheer!
The roar of guns is clear,
Now—ram your charges home, Lads!
And cheer, Boys! Cheer!
CONTENTS
| PAGE | |
| Preface | vii |
| Carlo Zeno: Hero of the Venetian Republic | 1 |
| Sir Francis Drake: Rover and Sea Ranger | 23 |
| Sir Walter Raleigh: Persecutor of the Spaniards | 53 |
| Jean Bart: The Scourge of the Dutch | 83 |
| Du Guay-Trouin: The Great French “Blue” | 113 |
| Edward England: Terror of the South Seas | 137 |
| Woodes Rogers: The Bristol Mariner | 153 |
| Fortunatus Wright: The Most Hated Privateersman of the Mediterranean Sea | 173 |
| George Walker: Winner of the Gamest Sea Fight of the English Channel | 199 |
| John Paul Jones: The Founder of the American Navy | 239 |
| Captain Silas Talbot: Staunch Privateersman of New England | 283 |
| Captain “Josh” Barney: The Irrepressible Yankee | 299 |
| Robert Surcouf: The “Sea Hound” from St. Malo | 319 |
| Lafitte: Privateer, Pirate, and Terror of the Gulf of Mexico | 341 |
| Raphael Semmes: Despoiler of American Commerce | 373 |
| El Capitan | 393 |
| Retrospect | 397 |
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
| PAGE | |
| “Again the cannon made the splinters fly” (See page 273) | Frontispiece |
| Zeno’s Fleet | 18 |
| Sir Francis Drake | 28 |
| Drake’s Greatest Victory on the Spanish Main | 44 |
| Young Raleigh and a companion listening to tales of the Spanish Main | 55 |
| Sir Walter Raleigh | 60 |
| Jean Bart | 86 |
| “Jean Bart led his boarders over the side of the Dutch vessel” | 108 |
| Combat between Du Guay-Trouin and Van Wassenaer |