![]() ![]() Except when he inexplicably cedes the story of the Constitution's magnificent action against HMS Java to the novelist Patrick O'Brian, he confidently handles all aspects of this stirring story, from ship-to-ship actions to political machinations. He takes these ships from their conception and construction to their actions during the Quasi War with France, the early operations against the Barbary Pirates, the Chesapeake-Leopard Affair, and on to the end of the War of 1812.Īlthough he breaks no new ground in regards to sources, Toll comes to the task of telling this oft-told tale with a strong narrative style, a firm command of available material, and an obvious love of the subject. Toll's Six Frigates relates the story of the early American Navy largely through the histories of the first six frigates built by the United States, among which were the illustrious Constitution and the ill-fated Chesapeake. ![]()
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