Commodore Levy: A Novel of Early America in the Age of Sail

by Irving Litvag

Book Overview

By all accounts, Uriah Phillips Levy, the first Jewish commodore in the U.S. Navy, was both a principled and pugnacious man. On his way to becoming a flag officer, he was subjected to six courts-martial and engaged in a duel, all in response to antisemitic taunts and harassment from his fellow officers. Yet he never lost his love of country or desire to serve in its navy. When the navy tried to boot him out, he took his case to the highest court and...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0896728811
• ISBN13: 9780896728813
• Release Date: May 2014
• Publisher: Texas Tech University Press
• Length: 672 Pages
• Weight: 2.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 2.0" x 6.5" x 9.1"