"David glasgow farragut" Quotes from Famous Books
... will read the life story of David Glasgow Farragut of whom it is said that, with the exception of Nelson, the great English admiral, "he was as great an admiral as ever sailed the broad or narrow seas." Although the great work of Farragut was in the Civil War, the story of his life began in the War of 1812 when he was but ten years ... — Boy Scouts Handbook - The First Edition, 1911 • Boy Scouts of America
... the lower Mississippi had also been wrested from the Confederates by General Benjamin F. Butler in command of the army, and Commander David Glasgow Farragut in ... — This Country Of Ours • H. E. Marshall Author: Henrietta Elizabeth Marshall |