Old Ironsides: Eagle of the Sea: The Story of the USS Constitution Floyd C. Shilling ISBN10: 1882883489

ISBN10: 1882883489

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Old Ironsides: Eagle of the Sea: The Story of the USS Constitution Floyd C. Shilling ISBN10: 1882883489This is the story of the oldest warship afloat in the world, the venerable frigate USS Constitution, the cornerstone of the nascent American navy created by act of Congress in 1794. To set the stage for the dominance of this remarkable vessel, military historian Colonel David Fitz Enz re creates the world of sail, when seven knots an hour was considered blinding speed for a warship. In Old Ironsides (a nickname the boat received after a British sailor