Our Three Admirals, Farragut, Porter, Dewey

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Excerpt from Our Three Admirals, Farragut, Porter, Dewey: An Authentic Account of the Heroic Characters, Distinguished Careers, and Memorable Achievements of the Three Officers Who Have Attained the Highest Rank in the Navy of the United States, With Portraits, Maps, and Illustrations In these days when the naval supremacy of the United States seems about to be regained, as a result of the unparalleled record of the late war with Spain, and in the new ¿eet of powerful fighting ships almost ready for commission, it seems timely to propose a brief study of the careers of the three officers who have held the highest rank and title in the service. It is interesting to note what we might almost call the close succession in the highest honors. Both Porter and Farragut were trained for their heroic careers by that old fighter of 1812 - 15, Captain David Porter, who achieved a glorious defeat with his ship Essex, lowering his ¿ag only when his strength was spent. These two foster - brothers achieved fame together in the Mississippi, where Dew ey's' genius also awoke to deeds of daring. Both of them held rank as Commander - Dewey, as Lieutenant - but, as in a day, they sprang into an undying renown. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.