false 3000194 3 <p><b>For the first time, the full story of a critical but long-forgotten episode in American history</b></p> <p>Covering the span of a single year, <i>George Washington&#8217;s Secret Navy</i> tells the tale of how Washington, famous for his solicitousness, modesty, and respect for civilian command, took it upon himself to build a navy without informing Congress or seeking its permission.</p> <p>James L. Nelson takes the reader from the halls of Congress, where in the summer of 1775 delegates debated how or even whether to fight England, to the front lines, where Washington dealt with the immediate concerns of war. The general knew that victory in the siege of Boston lay in the ability to find weapons, ammunition, food, and clothing for his undersupplied mean, while disrupting the British supply lines. A navy with which to attack British merchant vessels was the only answer--and he couldn&#8217;t wait for Congress, one member of which commented that building an American navy was "the maddest idea in the world." <i>George Washington&#8217;s Secret Navy</i> is a fascinating story, all the more so for what it reveals of the character and methods of our nation&#8217;s founding father.</p> <p><b>"[Nelson is] a master of his period and of the English language."<br> --Patrick O&#8217;Brian</b></p> 3030684 21 4 2008 George Washington's Secret Navy total:4|5:3|4:1| 4 19 17 2 3000194 0071493891 9780071493895 3 2 4.75 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3000194.George_Washington_s_Secret_Navy 5 0 false Sun Jan 04 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Dec 28 02:05:31 -0800 2008 Sun Jan 04 17:50:35 -0800 2009 3000194 0071493891 9780071493895 3 2 4.75 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3000194.George_Washington_s_Secret_Navy 5 0 false Thu Aug 06 16:32:43 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 17 19:48:00 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 06 16:32:43 -0700 2009 3000194 0071493891 9780071493895 3 2 4.75 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3000194.George_Washington_s_Secret_Navy 0 0 false Wed Nov 11 12:34:47 -0800 2009 Wed Nov 11 12:34:47 -0800 2009 3000194 0071493891 9780071493895 3 2 4.75 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3000194.George_Washington_s_Secret_Navy 0 0 false Thu Oct 29 11:30:13 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 29 11:30:13 -0700 2009 6387900 0071628258 9780071628259 1 0 4.75 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6387900-george-washington-s-secret-navy 5 0 false Wed Aug 19 22:48:03 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 19 22:55:20 -0700 2009 3000194 0071493891 9780071493895 3 2 4.75 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3000194.George_Washington_s_Secret_Navy 0 0 false Thu Jul 23 17:36:23 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 23 17:36:27 -0700 2009 3000194 0071493891 9780071493895 3 2 4.75 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3000194.George_Washington_s_Secret_Navy 4 0 false Tue Jun 16 08:47:05 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 16 08:47:05 -0700 2009 3000194 0071493891 9780071493895 3 2 4.75 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3000194.George_Washington_s_Secret_Navy 0 0 false Sun May 24 18:23:13 -0700 2009 Sun May 24 18:23:13 -0700 2009 3000194 0071493891 9780071493895 3 2 4.75 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3000194.George_Washington_s_Secret_Navy 0 0 false Thu Feb 26 20:35:50 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 26 20:35:50 -0800 2009 3000194 0071493891 9780071493895 3 2 4.75 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3000194.George_Washington_s_Secret_Navy 0 0 false Wed Feb 25 07:20:34 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 25 07:20:41 -0800 2009 3000194 0071493891 9780071493895 3 2 4.75 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3000194.George_Washington_s_Secret_Navy 0 0 false Sat Jan 17 11:17:05 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 17 11:17:05 -0800 2009 3000194 0071493891 9780071493895 3 2 4.75 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3000194.George_Washington_s_Secret_Navy 0 0 false Tue Jan 13 19:00:40 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 13 19:00:40 -0800 2009 3000194 0071493891 9780071493895 3 2 4.75 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3000194.George_Washington_s_Secret_Navy 0 0 false Fri Jan 02 01:20:02 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 02 01:20:02 -0800 2009 3000194 0071493891 9780071493895 3 2 4.75 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3000194.George_Washington_s_Secret_Navy 0 0 false Tue Dec 02 13:11:25 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 02 13:11:25 -0800 2008 3000194 0071493891 9780071493895 3 2 4.75 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3000194.George_Washington_s_Secret_Navy 0 0 false Sat Oct 25 12:53:28 -0700 2008 Sat Oct 25 12:53:30 -0700 2008 3000194 0071493891 9780071493895 3 2 4.75 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3000194.George_Washington_s_Secret_Navy 0 0 false Thu Sep 18 17:52:46 -0700 2008 Thu Sep 18 17:52:54 -0700 2008 3000194 0071493891 9780071493895 3 2 4.75 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3000194.George_Washington_s_Secret_Navy 0 0 false Mon Aug 25 17:09:49 -0700 2008 Mon Aug 25 17:09:53 -0700 2008 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=3000194