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Millions for Defense: The Subscription Warships of 1798
Millions for Defense The Subscription Warships of 1798
Author: Frederick C. Leiner
The title of this book refers to the toast "millions for defense, not a cent for tribute" that became popular in America during the late 1790s as the country teetered towards open war with France. Incensed by demands for bribes from French diplomats and France's galling seizures of U.S. merchant ships, Americans were provoked to action, as this ...  more »
ISBN-13: 9781557505088
ISBN-10: 155750508X
Pages: 262
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Publisher: US Naval Institute Press
Book Type: Hardcover
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