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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 72 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (39 download)
Download or read book David Bushnell and His American Turtle written by and published by . This book was released on 1899 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : David Bushnell
Publisher : The Minerva Group, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1591070074
Total Pages : 53 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (91 download)
Download or read book David Bushnell and His American Turtle written by David Bushnell and published by The Minerva Group, Inc.. This book was released on 2004 with total page 53 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: David Bushnell's 1776 invention, the American Turtle, the first submarine ever to be used in combat, was actually constructed as an afterthought. Bushnell and fellow Yale University intellectual, Phineas Pratt, had conceived of the underwater bomb with a time delayed flintlock detonator. The one-man, hand-propelled sub was designed simply to transport the bomb to the enemy vessel. The American Turtle was successfully launched in the dark of night on September 6/7, 1776 against the British flagship, HMS Eagle, a 64 gun frigate moored in New York harbor off of the island now occupied by the Statue of Liberty. The Turtle had undergone extensive test trials in the safe colonial waters of the Connecticut River off Old Saybrook, Connecticut, piloted by the inventor's brother, Ezra Bushnell. Unfortunately, on the eve of the submarine's first combat mission, Ezra Bushnell died. With a freshly recruited, but less practiced pilot, Ezra Lee of Old Lyme, Connecticut, the American Turtle made its way underwater to the rudder of the Eagle's hull. Unfortunately, Lee first struck metal rather than wood with the screw intended to attach the bomb to the enemy's hull. After a second failed attempt, Lee propelled the American Turtle away, only to be observed and chased. The bomb was released into the water and resulted in a frightening explosion. While the American Turtle failed to destroy its target, the British recognized the threat and moved the fleet. Weather problems, and other operating difficulties prevented a successful attack by the submarine before it was scuttled by the British while being transported.Bushnell is a man of great mechanical powers, fertile in invention and a master of execution-- General George Washington, September 26, 1785
Author : Anonymous
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ISBN 13 : 9783337843847
Total Pages : 64 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (438 download)
Download or read book David Bushnell and His American Turtle written by Anonymous and published by . This book was released on 2019-09-17 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Roy R. Manstan
Publisher : Westholme Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781594162572
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (625 download)
Download or read book Turtle written by Roy R. Manstan and published by Westholme Publishing. This book was released on 2016 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: David Bushnell built a submarine in 1776 and attempted to use it to sink the British flagship HMS Eagle. More than two centuries later students at Old Saybrook High School created a working replica of Bushnell's submarine. The knowledge gained from testing the Turtle replica enabled the authors to speculate as to what America's first submariner Ezra Lee experienced during the attack and what may have caused the attack to fail.
Author : Anonymous
Publisher : Franklin Classics
ISBN 13 : 9780342549382
Total Pages : 70 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (493 download)
Download or read book David Bushnell and His American Turtle written by Anonymous and published by Franklin Classics. This book was released on 2018-10-12 with total page 70 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Author : Arthur Lefkowitz
Publisher : Pelican Publishing Company, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 9781455616312
Total Pages : 152 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (163 download)
Download or read book American Turtle Submarine, The written by Arthur Lefkowitz and published by Pelican Publishing Company, Inc.. This book was released on 2011-02-16 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An effort of genius. -George Washington to Thomas Jefferson, 1785 The world's first submarine was used during the American Revolution. While other men his age supported the country with muskets, Yale graduate David Bushnell sought the answer to one important question: how to defend America against the British Royal Navy. His answer was the American Turtle. Focusing on the vessel's most important mission, sinking Britain's flagship in New York harbor, this concise history follows the development of the invention from drawing table to open water and onwards.
Author : June Swanson
Publisher : Atheneum Books for Young Readers
ISBN 13 : 9780689316289
Total Pages : 40 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (162 download)
Download or read book David Bushnell and His Turtle written by June Swanson and published by Atheneum Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 1991 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A biography of the eithteenth-century Connecticut farmer who invented the submarine first used in naval warfare during the American Revolution.
Author : Drew Carlson
Publisher : Eerdmans Books For Young Readers
ISBN 13 : 9780802853080
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (53 download)
Download or read book Attack of the Turtle written by Drew Carlson and published by Eerdmans Books For Young Readers. This book was released on 2007 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During the Revolutionary War, fourteen-year-old Nathan joins forces with his older cousin, the inventor David Bushnell, to secretly build the first submarine used in naval warfare.
Author : Frederick Wagner
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 178 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (89 download)
Download or read book Submarine Fighter of the American Revolution: the Story of David Bushnell written by Frederick Wagner and published by . This book was released on 1963 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This first full-length portrait of the father of submarine warfare takes Bushnell from Connecticut farm, through Yale, to the building of the Turtle and her perilous missions. It tells how his underwater mines touched off the Battle of the Kegs, of his capture by the British, and how Washington, Franklin, Nathan Hale, Benedict Arnold figured prominently in his activities. Based on original research, it also sheds new light on Bushnell's mysterious disappearance at the end of the war.
Author : Arthur S. Lefkowitz
Publisher : Scholastic Reference
ISBN 13 : 9780439743525
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (435 download)
Download or read book Bushnell's Submarine written by Arthur S. Lefkowitz and published by Scholastic Reference. This book was released on 2006 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Story about David Bushnell, the inventor of the world's first submarine.
Author : Robert Sullivan
Publisher : Farrar, Straus and Giroux
ISBN 13 : 1429945850
Total Pages : 274 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (299 download)
Download or read book My American Revolution written by Robert Sullivan and published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux. This book was released on 2012-09-04 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Americans tend to think of the Revolution as a Massachusetts-based event orchestrated by Virginians, but in fact the war took place mostly in the Middle Colonies—in New York and New Jersey and the parts of Pennsylvania that on a clear day you can almost see from the Empire State Building. In My American Revolution, Robert Sullivan delves into this first Middle America, digging for a glorious, heroic part of the past in the urban, suburban, and sometimes even rural landscape of today. And there are great adventures along the way: Sullivan investigates the true history of the crossing of the Delaware, its down-home reenactment each year for the past half a century, and—toward the end of a personal odyssey that involves camping in New Jersey backyards, hiking through lost "mountains," and eventually some physical therapy—he evacuates illegally from Brooklyn to Manhattan by handmade boat. He recounts a Brooklyn historian's failed attempt to memorialize a colonial Maryland regiment; a tattoo artist's more successful use of a colonial submarine, which resulted in his 2007 arrest by the New York City police and the FBI; and the life of Philip Freneau, the first (and not great) poet of American independence, who died in a swamp in the snow. Last but not least, along New York harbor, Sullivan re-creates an ancient signal beacon. Like an almanac, My American Revolution moves through the calendar of American independence, considering the weather and the tides, the harbor and the estuary and the yearly return of the stars as salient factors in the war for independence. In this fiercely individual and often hilarious journey to make our revolution his, he shows us how alive our own history is, right under our noses.
Author : James P. Delgado
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1849088608
Total Pages : 264 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (49 download)
Download or read book Silent Killers written by James P. Delgado and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2011-06-20 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: James P. Delgado, President and CEO of the Institute of Nautical Archaeology, presents a detailed and visually stunning examination of the history and development of the modern nuclear submarine. Calling on his training as a nautical archaeologist who was among the first explorers to dive the Titanic, Delgado recreates the story of the submarine from the bottom up – that is through eerie photographs of subs at the bottom of the sea. In addition, he explores submarine technology, from wooden to iron to steel hulls, from hand-cranked to nuclear-powered propulsion, from candlelight to electricity, from gunpowder 'torpedoes' to nuclear missiles. An esteemed underwater archaeologist and marine historian, Jim Delgado has compiled an extraordinary history of the dragons of the deep. Silent Killers is a triumph that is educational as well as highly entertaining. Clive Cussler
Author : Jack Coggins
Publisher : Courier Corporation
ISBN 13 : 9780486420721
Total Pages : 226 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (27 download)
Download or read book Ships and Seamen of the American Revolution written by Jack Coggins and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2002-01-01 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This carefully researched account of a lesser-known but vital aspect of the American war for independence chronicles exciting ship-to-ship battles, Benedict Arnold's efforts to build a fleet in Lake Champlain, the harassment of British ships by privateers, David Bushnell's "sub-marine" vessel and floating mines, uniforms, and much more. More than 150 black-and-white illustrations.
Author : Sarah Johnson Prichard
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Total Pages : 222 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (243 download)
Download or read book The Only Woman in the Town written by Sarah Johnson Prichard and published by . This book was released on 1898 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Farnham Bishop
Publisher : Good Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 135 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (596 download)
Download or read book The Story of the Submarine written by Farnham Bishop and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2023-10-26 with total page 135 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Story of the Submarine" by Farnham Bishop is a comprehensive and enlightening account that delves into the history and development of submarines. Bishop's work provides readers with a detailed overview of the evolution of submarine technology, from early prototypes to modern submarines. The book explores the challenges, innovations, and significant contributions made by individuals and nations in the realm of underwater warfare and exploration. It is an essential read for those interested in naval history and the fascinating world of submarines.
Author : Tom Clancy
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1101002581
Total Pages : 372 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (1 download)
Download or read book Submarine written by Tom Clancy and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2003-05-06 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Only the author of The Hunt for Red October could capture the reality of life aboard a nuclear submarine. Only a writer of Mr. Clancy's magnitude could obtain security clearance for information, diagrams, and photographs never before available to the public. Now, every civilian can enter this top secret world...the weapons, the procedures, the people themselves...the startling facts behind the fiction that made Tom Clancy a #1 bestselling author.
Author : Iain Ballantyne
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1681779439
Total Pages : 776 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (817 download)
Download or read book The Deadly Deep written by Iain Ballantyne and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2018-12-04 with total page 776 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fascinating and comprehensive account of how an initially ineffectual underwater boat—originally derided and loathed in equal measure—evolved into the most powerful and terrifying vessel ever invented—with enough destructive power to end all life on Earth. Iain Ballantyne considers the key episodes of submarine warfare and vividly describes the stories of brave individuals who have risked their lives under the sea, often with fatal consequences. His analysis of underwater conflict begins with Archimedes discovering the Principle of Buoyancy. Our clandestine journey then moves through the centuries and focuses on prolific characters with deathly motives, including David Bushnell, who in 1775 in America devised the first combat submarine with the idea of attacking the British. Today, nuclear-powered submarines are among the most complex, costly ships in existence. Armed with nuclear weapons, they have the ability to destroy millions of lives: they are the most powerful warships ever created. At the heart of this thrilling narrative lurks danger and power as we discover warfare’s murkiest secrets.
