CHAPTER I |
| First Sea Fight of the Revolution. | PAGE |
| The Burning of the "Gaspee" in Narragansett Bay | 1 |
CHAPTER II |
| A British Schooner Captured by Farmers. |
| Captain Jerry O'Brien Leads the Patriots of 1775 | 11 |
CHAPTER III |
| Benedict Arnold, the Soldier-Sailor. |
| A Novel Fight on Lake Champlain | 21 |
CHAPTER IV |
| Captain Paul Jones. |
| The Greatest of America's Naval Heroes | 32 |
CHAPTER V |
| How Paul Jones Won Renown. |
| The First Great Fight of the American Navy | 44 |
CHAPTER VI |
| Captain Bushnell Scares the British. |
| The Pioneer Torpedo Boat and the Battle of the Kegs | 60 |
CHAPTER VII |
| Captain Barry and His Rowboats Win a Victory Over the British. |
| A Gallant Naval Hero of Irish Blood | 70 |
CHAPTER VIII |
| Captain Tucker Honored by George Washington. |
| The Daring Adventures of the Hero of Marblehead | 81 |
CHAPTER IX |
| The Last Naval Battle of the Revolution. |
| The Heroic Captain Barney in the "Hyder Ali" Captures the "General Monk" | 90 |
CHAPTER X |
| The Moorish Pirates of the Mediterranean. |
| Our Navy Teaches them a Lesson in Honor | 99 |
CHAPTER XI |
| The Young Decatur and His Brilliant Deeds at Tripoli. |
| How Our Navy Began and Ended a Foreign War | 108 |
CHAPTER XII |
| The Gallant Old "Ironsides" and How She Captured the "Guerriere." |
| A Famous Incident of the War of 1812 | 126 |
CHAPTER XIII |
| A Famous Vessel Saved by a Poem. |
| "Old Ironsides" Wins New Glory | 140 |
CHAPTER XIV |
| The Fight of Captain Jacob Jones. |
| The Lively Little "Wasp" and How She Stung the "Frolic" | 155 |
CHAPTER XV |
| Captain Lawrence Dies for the Flag. |
| His Words, "Do not give up the ship," Become the Famous Motto of the American Navy | 166 |
CHAPTER XVI |
| Commodore Perry Whips the British on Lake Erie. |
| "We have met the enemy and they are ours" | 176 |
CHAPTER XVII |
| Commodore Porter Gains Glory in the Pacific. |
| The Gallant Fight of the "Essex" Against Great Odds | 189 |
CHAPTER XVIII |
| Commodore MacDonough's Victory on Lake Champlain. |
| How General Prevost and the British Ran Away | 201 |
CHAPTER XIX |
| Four Naval Heroes in One Chapter. |
| Fights with the Pirates of the Gulf and the Corsairs of the Mediterranean | 210 |
CHAPTER XX |
| Commodore Perry Opens Japan to the World. |
| A Heroic Deed Without Bloodshed | 220 |
CHAPTER XXI |
| Captain Ingraham Teaches Austria a Lesson. |
| Our Navy Upholds the Rights of an American in a Foreign Land | 231 |
CHAPTER XXII |
| The "Monitor" and the "Merrimac." |
| A Fight which Changed all Naval Warfare | 239 |
CHAPTER XXIII |
| Commodore Farragut Wins Renown.
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