Author: Henry Algernon Du PontPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Admirals
Languages : en
Pages : 366
Book Description
Rear-Admiral Samuel Francis Du Pont
Author: Henry Algernon Du PontPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Admirals
Languages : en
Pages : 366
Book Description
Rear Admiral Samuel Francis Du Pont, United States Navy
Author: Du Pont H. A.Publisher:
ISBN: 9781258907365
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 348
Book Description
This is a new release of the original 1926 edition.
Rear-Admiral Samuel Francis Du Pont
Author: Henry Algernon Du PontPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Admirals
Languages : en
Pages : 382
Book Description
Lincoln's Tragic Admiral
Author: Kevin John WeddlePublisher: University of Virginia Press
ISBN: 9780813923321
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 300
Book Description
"Weddle reveals that the admiral was the victim of a double irony: although Du Pont championed technological innovation, he outspokenly opposed the use of the new ironclads to attack Charleston. Only when his objections were overridden did his use of these modern vessels bring his career to an end. Weddle exposes this historical misunderstanding, while also pinpointing Du Pont's crucial role in the development of United States naval strategy, his work in modernizing the navy between the Mexican War and the Civil War, and his push for the navy's technological transition from wood to iron.".
Oration on the Unveiling of the Statue of Samuel Francis DuPont
Author: Hon Thomas F. BayardPublisher:
ISBN: 9781633911864
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 34
Book Description
Rear Admiral Samuel Francis Du Pont (1803-1865) served in the United States Navy, specifically during the Mexican- American War and the Civil War. His uncle, Eleuthere Irenee du Pont, was the founder of what is commonly known as the DuPont chemical concern, but is officially E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company. Du Pont's family was unable to financially support his education, so Samuel enlisted in the Navy. His family's connections allowed him to receive appointment to midshipman by President James Madison. He had an illustrious until questions about his judgment in an attempt to capture Charleston during the Civil War became an issue when the blockade failed. Du Pont was so anguished by this that he relieved himself of command on July 5, 1863. Later events proved that he was not at fault, and nearly two decades after his death in 1865, a bronze sculpture of Du Pont was dedicated on December 20, 1884. It was replaced in 1921 by a memorial fountain that still stands today, one that was sculpted by Daniel Chester French and designed by Henry Bacon. The statue was moved by the Du Pont family in 1920 to Wilmington, Delaware. Dupont Circle is a popular attraction for locals and tourists alike in DC. The location has slowly changed its name from Du Pont to Dupont, so this work illustrating the deeds for which the area received its namesake is especially important. This edition is dedicated to Patricia Fitzgerald, the amiable mainstay of the Women's National Democratic Club, longtime Dupont Circle anchor.
Du Pont, the Making of an Admiral
Author: James M. MerrillPublisher: Dodd Mead
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 344
Book Description
"Admiral Du Pont left an extraordinary record of his long and distinguished career through the detailed and frank letters he wrote home almost daily while at sea, telling of his travels, his shipmates, his commanding officers , his frustrations, his opinions of naval government policies. This record also accurately mirrors the history of the United States Navy from 1815 to 1865. Du Pont joined the navy at age fourteen. He was on the famed Constitution and other ships that "showed the flag" in the Mediterranean; he served with distinction during the Mexican War; he helped establish the Naval Academy; and he led a diplomatic mission to China. He lived through the greatest of all naval revolutions, the change from sail to steam, from wood to iron, from paddlewheels to propellers."--Publisher's description.
Rear-Admiral Samuel Francis Du Pont, United States Navy
Author: Pont H. a. Du Pont H. a.Publisher:
ISBN: 9781436677622
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 348
Book Description
This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.
Official Dispatches and Letters of Rear Admiral Du Pont, U. S. Navy. 1846-48. 1861-63
Author: Samuel Francis Du PontPublisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3385357748
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 538
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1883.
Captains of the Old Steam Navy
Author: James C BradfordPublisher: Naval Institute Press
ISBN: 1612512607
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 374
Book Description
Now in paperback for the first time, this collection of biographical essays delves into the careers of thirteen colorful naval leaders who guided the U.S. Navy through four turbulent decades of transition. Interpretive in approach, each essay emphasizes facets of the officer's personality or aspects of his career that made lasting contributions to the navy.
Official Dispatches and Letters of Rear Admiral Du Pont, U. S. Navy
Author: Samuel Francis Du PontPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Mexican War, 1846-1848
Languages : en
Pages : 550
Book Description