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Gr 5-8 Myers relates the illustrious history of our nation's last all-sail warship. He describes her original construction and launch in 1797 and early victories against the French frigate Insurgente and Barbary Coast pirates. He then details the mid-18th-century "repair" that transformed the ship into the "second" Constellation, a vessel that roamed the Atlantic to interdict ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

In one of several instances where Myers provides etymological background to words and phrases, readers learn that experienced sailors were said to "know the ropes" because they had completely familiarized themselves with the rigging on a nineteenth-century ship. This history of the USS Constellation, outlining her commission, service, crews' responsibilities, reconstruction, retirement, and renovation, is rather...Log In or Sign Up to Read More