Commodore John Rodgers: Paragon of the Early American Navy

by John H. Schroeder

Schroeder's interpretive biography restores Rodgers to his rightful place in history as the preeminent and most influential naval officer during America's Age of Sail. Between 1798 and 1815, Rodgers fought with distinction in the Naval War with France, the Barbary War, and the War of 1812. He shaped the postwar development of the navy as president of the Board of Navy Commissioners from 1815 to 1835, and he led a major diplomatic mission to the Mediterranean...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813029635
• ISBN13: 9780813029634
• Release Date: June 2006
• Publisher: University Press of Florida
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.2" x 9.3"