Coffins of the brave : lake shipwrecks of the War of 1812

Author

Kevin James Crisman

Call Number

• H 973.525 C6755 (CEN)

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Edition

First edition.

Languages

Text in English.

Publication Information

College Station : Texas A & M University Press, 2014.

Physical Description

415 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm.

Contents

• Introduction / Kevin J. Crisman
• The naval war of 1812 on the upper lakes / Kevin J. Crisman
• "We have met the enemy and they are ours": the US Navy brig Niagara / Walter Rybka
• "Cast away on the Canadian shore": the British brig General Hunter / Kenneth Cassavoy
• "A perfect masterpiece of workmanship": His Majesty's hired transport schooner Nancy / Christopher R. Sabick
• Echoes of a naval race: the Royal Navy schooners Tecumseth and Newash / LeeAnne Gordon, Sara Hoskins, and Erich Heinold
• The naval war of 1812 on Lake Ontario / Kevin J. Crisman
• Fore-and-afters at fifty fathoms: the wrecks of Hamilton and Scourge / Jonathan Moore
• "Anticipated laurels": the US brig Jefferson / Kevin J. Crisman
• Frontier frigates and a three-decker: wrecks of the Royal Navy's Lake Ontario squadron / Jonathan Moore
• "Smaller vessels are of no less consequence": the Browns Bay vessel / Christopher Amer
• The naval war of 1812 on Lake Champlain / Kevin J. Crisman
• "Lt. Cassin says there is a new boat near Vergennes": the US schooner Ticonderoga / Kevin J. Crisman
• "A perfect willingness to see the enemy on fair terms": the US Navy row galley Allen / Eric Emery
• "A remarkably fine looking vessel": the Royal Navy brig Linnet / Erika Washburn
• "It has again become necessary to add to our force on Lake Champlain": the US Navy brig Eagle / Kevin J. Crisman
• "I never see anything in this world like it!": the archaeological legacy of a naval battle / Arthur B. Cohn and Kevin J. Crisman
• Conclusions: "Coffins of the brave": two hundred years later / Kevin J. Crisman
• Appendix A. Principal dimensions, armament, and broadside weight of the ships built at Kingston in 1814
• Appendix B. Prince Regent (Kingston) sailing qualities report, 1815
• Appendix C. Principal timber scantlings (in inches) and wood species of the ships built at Kingston in 1814
• Glossary.