The Life of Silas Talbot: A Commodore in the Navy of the United States is a biographical work written by Henry Theodore Tuckerman in 1850. The book chronicles the life and career of Silas Talbot, a prominent naval officer during the American Revolution and the early years of the United States Navy. Talbot served in various capacities, including as a privateer, a captain in the Continental Navy, and a commodore in the United States Navy. Tuckerman's...