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1.  Frank on a Gun-Boat / Castlemon, Harry, [pseud.], 1842-1915
   The Project Gutenberg EBook of Frank on a Gun-Boat, by Harry Castlemon This eBook is for the use ... .gutenberg.net Title: Frank on a Gun-Boat Author: Harry Castlemon Release Date: July 3, 2004 [EBook #12808] Language  details...
   • creator(s) - Castlemon, Harry, [pseud.], 1842-1915
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   • subject(s) - frank; captain; captain; frank;
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2.  An Account of the Reconquest of the Sudan / Churchill, Winston S., Sir, 1874-1965
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   • creator(s) - Churchill, Winston S., Sir, 1874-1965
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   • subject(s) - dervishes; dervish; omdurman; khalifa; soudanese; soudan; egyptian; zeriba; nile; sirdar; abu hamed; berber; abu; khartoum; suakin; atbara; dongola; mahdi; gunboats; cavalry; camel corps; brigade; osman; hamed; camel; wady halfa; army; infantry; troops; o; troops; sirdar; mahdi; suakin; osman; wady halfa; hamed; gunboats; omdurman; khartoum; atbara; berber; nile; egyptian; soudanese; khalifa; dongola; abu; infantry; brigade; cavalry; army; zeriba; dervishes; camel; camel corps; soudan; o; abu hamed; dervish;
   • title - An Account of the Reconquest of the Sudan
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3.  The Submarine Boys and the Middies The Prize Detail at Annapolis / Durham, Victor G.
   the 'Pollard' here," went on Mr. Farnum. "I am informed that the gunboat 'Hudson' is on her way here, to take ... 's the custom of the United States Navy, you know, to send a gunboat along with every two or three submarines  details...
   • creator(s) - Durham, Victor G.
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   • subject(s) - truax; benson; farnum; hal; jack; jack benson; submarine; sam truax; doctor mccrea; jacob farnum; naval; hal hastings; commander mayhew; submarine boys; captain jack; lieutenant commander; ensign trahern; boat; submarine boy; cadet midshipmen; conning tow; cadet midshipmen; submarine boy; ensign trahern; submarine; farnum; conning tow; jack; sam truax; commander mayhew; jacob farnum; doctor mccrea; hal; hal hastings; captain jack; naval; jack benson; benson; boat; lieutenant commander; submarine boys; truax;
   • title - The Submarine Boys and the Middies The Prize Detail at Annapolis
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4.  The Submarine Boys and the Spies Dodging the Sharks of the Deep / Durham, Victor G.
   craft. More than that, the United States gunboat, "Waverly," had been for two days at anchor ... the gunboat, was evident from the fact that on the naval vessel's decks there now promenaded some two score  details...
   • creator(s) - Durham, Victor G.
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   • subject(s) - benson; nadiboff; farnum; jack benson; jack; lemaire; submarine; hal; jacob farnum; captain jack; spruce beach; captain; captain benson; submarine boy; hal hastings; young submarine; david pollard; submarine captain; submarine boat; boat; commander kimbal; nadiboff; captain benson; submarine boy; submarine captain; submarine; farnum; jack; submarine boat; david pollard; captain; spruce beach; lemaire; jacob farnum; hal; young submarine; hal hastings; captain jack; jack benson; benson; boat; commander kimbal;
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5.  The Memoirs of General Ulysses S. Grant, Part 3. / Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885
   were well intrenched and the gunboats made a valuable auxiliary. During the two months after the departure ... with them down the river to the vicinity of Vicksburg, and with the co-operation of the gunboat fleet under command of Flag  details...
   • creator(s) - Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885
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   • subject(s) - vicksburg; mcclernand; sherman; mcpherson; memphis; troops; pemberton; corinth; jackson; mississippi; corps; enemy; grand gulf; milliken's bend; railroad; division; haines' bluff; army; river; port gibson; general halleck; gulf; holly springs; general mcc; troops; grand gulf; river; holly springs; gulf; mississippi; enemy; vicksburg; memphis; jackson; division; pemberton; haines' bluff; mcpherson; corps; port gibson; milliken's bend; general halleck; sherman; army; mcclernand; general mcc; corinth; railroad;
   • title - The Memoirs of General Ulysses S. Grant, Part 3.
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6.  Looking Seaward Again / Runciman, Walter, 1847-1937
   and them a channel less than half a mile wide. A gunboat with torpedo pilots aboard was moored at the south end ... was allowed to pass in or out from sunset to sunrise. A gunboat was also stationed outside the inner  details...
   • creator(s) - Runciman, Walter, 1847-1937
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   • subject(s) - captain; aboard; vessel; captain; aboard; vessel;
   • title - Looking Seaward Again
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7.  Addresses, Messages, And Replies / Jefferson, Thomas
   that accommodation. The sum of fifty thousand dollars appropriated by Congress for providing gun-boats ... of the legislature. The gun-boats authorized by an act of the last session are so advanced that they will  details...
   • creator(s) - Jefferson, Thomas
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   • subject(s) - citizens; fellow citizens; new orleans; american literature; new orleans; citizens; fellow citizens; american literature;
   • title - Addresses, Messages, And Replies
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8.  Dewey and Other Naval Commanders / Ellis, Edward S. (Edward Sylvester), 1840-1916
   their preparations for its defence. The Union expedition consisted of six sloops of war, sixteen gunboats, twenty ... of the gunboats and mortar vessels being trimmed with the limbs of trees, to conceal their identity  details...
   • creator(s) - Ellis, Edward S. (Edward Sylvester), 1840-1916
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   • subject(s) - decatur; captain; dewey; squadron; navy; lieutenant; jones; naval; bonhomme richard; guns; vessels; porter; american; crew; fort; captain carden; war; navy; guns; fort; captain carden; captain; bonhomme richard; war; squadron; dewey; decatur; naval; porter; vessels; lieutenant; crew; jones; american;
   • title - Dewey and Other Naval Commanders
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9.  A Story of the Western Crisis / Altsheler, Joseph A. (Joseph Alexander), 1862-1919
   we want to go, and they bring our gunboats on their bosoms. Excuse my poetry, but it's what I mean ... of those gunboats to steam across the Mississippi bottoms it would turn its saucy nose, steer right out of the water  details...
   • creator(s) - Altsheler, Joseph A. (Joseph Alexander), 1862-1919
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   • subject(s) - dick; colonel winchester; winchester; colonel; sergeant; colonel woodville; sergeant whitley; winchester regiment; miss woodville; colonel hertford; winchester regiment; miss woodville; colonel winchester; colonel woodville; colonel; winchester; dick; colonel hertford; sergeant whitley; sergeant;
   • title - A Story of the Western Crisis
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10.  Jefferson and His Colleagues; a chronicle of the Virginia dynasty / Johnson, Allen, 1870-1931
    both difficult and hazardous; the Tripolitan galleys and gunboats with their shallow draft could stand close ... to the constant fire of the gunboats, which could not be returned." The officers advised Bainbridge  details...
    • creator(s) - Johnson, Allen, 1870-1931
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    • subject(s) - jefferson; gallatin; madison; monroe; president; burr; adams; louisiana; spain; congress; british; american; florida; administration; treaty; secretary; war; west florida; mississippi; new orleans; new orleans; congress; secretary; gallatin; spain; jefferson; president; mississippi; louisiana; burr; monroe; west florida; madison; adams; administration; treaty; war; british; florida; american;
    • title - Jefferson and His Colleagues; a chronicle of the Virginia dynasty
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