USS Constellation on the Dismal Coast: Willie Leonard's Journal, 1859-1861
(Part of the Studies in Maritime History Series)
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Today the twenty-gun sloop USS Constellation is a floating museum in Baltimore Harbor; in 1859 it was an emblem of the global power of the American sailing navy. When young William E. Leonard boarded the Constellation as a seaman for what proved to be a twenty-month voyage to the African coast, he began to compose a remarkable journal. Sailing from Boston, the Constellation, flagship of the U.S. African Squadron, was charged...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:1611172896
ISBN13:9781611172898
Release Date:November 2013
Publisher:University of South Carolina Press
Length:432 Pages
Weight:1.65 lbs.
Dimensions:1.4" x 6.3" x 9.0"
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