The Captain Who Burned His Ships: Captain Thomas Tingey, Usn, 1750-1829

by Gordon S. Brown

Book Overview

This is the first biography of Captain Thomas Tingey, a seminal figure in the early development of the U.S. Navy. It is at the same time a biography of this important American naval figure and a history of the first quarter century of the Washington Navy Yard, which Tingey commanded for that period. It is also the story of the transition of the navy from an object of partisan discord, to an honored and beloved defender of a growing and increasingly...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1612510442
• ISBN13: 9781612510446
• Release Date: September 2011
• Publisher: US Naval Institute Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.2" x 9.1"