This book describes the consruction of the USS Constitution in 1798, the pivotal role it played in the War of 1812, and its years as a training ship for the US Naval Academy. It also describes more recent efforts to restore the ship and put it on display in Boston.
Old Ironsides: Eagle of the Sea
- Details
- By: David G. Fitz-enz
- AOS Naval Non-Fiction - Famous Ships
- Title: Old Ironsides: Eagle of the Sea
- First Published by: Taylor Trade Publications
- First Published Date: 2005
- ISBN-10: 1-589791-60-6
- ISBN-13: 978-1589791602