Stories of Our Naval Heroes Every Child Can Read
Excerpt: ... But her captain was not of the runaway kind. The fire of the Wasp had covered his deck with blood, but he fought boldly on. As they fought the two ships drifted together and soon their sides met with a crash. Then, as they were swept apart by the waves, two of the Wasp's guns were fired into the 160 bow-ports of the Frolic and swept her gun-deck from end to end. Terrible was the slaughter done by that raking fire. The next minute the bowsprit of the Frolic caught in the rigging of the Wasp, and another torrent of balls was poured into the British ship. Then the Yankee sailors left their guns and sprang for the enemy's deck. The c…
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Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-1-153-64976-6
- EAN: 9781153649766
- Produktnummer: 14787095
- Verlag: Books LLC, Reference Series
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2013
- Seitenangabe: 60 S.
- Masse: H24.6 cm x B18.9 cm x D0.3 cm 137 g
- Abbildungen: Paperback
- Gewicht: 137
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