{"product_id":"the-founding-fathers-at-odds-the-quasi-war-volume-i-of-the-founding-of-the-u-s-navy-trilogy-paperback","title":"The Founding Fathers at Odds: The Quasi-War - Volume I of the Founding of the U.S. Navy Trilogy - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eWilliam D. McEachern\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe first in a trilogy of books about the founding of the U.S. Navy, The Founding Fathers at Odds: The Quasi-War, is told in the form of a memoir from the vantage point of young South Carolinian of Scottish descent from the Waxhaws who goes to sea and is later impressed into the British Navy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis first work, spans the tumultuous era of the Quasi-War with France, the writing of the United States' Constitution, and the birth, in the United States, of partisan politics, which becomes increasingly bitter and divisive.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe second volume, entitled Dueling Brothers, Dueling Countries, and The Lure of Empire: The Barbary Pirates, recounts the War with the Barbary Pirates, the rise of Aaron Burr, the Louisiana Purchase, and the Presidency of Thomas Jefferson, while the third volume, entitled, Free Trade and Sailors' Right: The War of 1812, covers the Second War of Independence (the War of 1812). The second volume should be out later this year of 2023, with the final volume to follow in 2024.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe oldest of large family, James goes to sea sailing on a merchantman, while his brothers and sisters have roles to play as shipwrights under Joshua Humphreys, building the frigates that will serve the nation so well, such as the Constellation and the Constitution, or in serving in the militia under Andrew Jackson, or running the family's farm and other businesses.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe setting in the Waxhaws, the site of an infamous massacre during the Revolution, and the clan's father and grandfather, having fought at both King's Mountain and at Cowpens under Daniel Morgan, grounds the novel in the era following the American Revolution.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe spirit of partisan politics even divides James' family, with his brother John becoming a correspondent of Thomas Jefferson, James Monroe, and James Madison, while the patriarch of the family is longtime friend and admirer of Alexander Hamilton.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen James is impressed by the British Navy, he finds himself under the cruel tutelage of Lieutenant Campbell and the equally sinister Sailing Master William Samuelson. Floggings and other punishments, such as mastheading during a vicious storm, are only some of the measures Campbell and Samuelson take in order to torment and hopefully kill young James.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile James fights against the French in the British Navy, Captain John Truxtun defeats two French frigates in one-on-one ship battles during the Quasi-War.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt home, his younger brother, John, who has always despised James, not only courts the intended of James, the prominent and wealthy Patience Pendleton, but also tries to displace James as the eldest son in their father's eyes and their father's businesses. John, over the wishes of his father and the objections of the rest of the family invests in slaves to work their landholdings.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is the era where the relationship between the United States and France deteriorates, with the diplomats of France demanding huge bribes, merely to start diplomatic talks in the infamous X, Y, Z Affair. John Adams becomes aware that his Vice President and best friend, Thomas Jefferson, has been intriguing with France, counter to the policy of President Adams to court Great Britain and its secure some of its vast world trade network.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile Great Britain fights Napoleon, among other naval adventures, our young sailor, James, fights the French fleet at Aboukir Bay in Egypt under Admiral Lord Nelson, learning the British naval tactics, discipline, and signals, which he later brings to the U.S. Navy during the War of 1812.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf James can survive his servitude in the British Navy and come home, what will he find? His love stolen? His inheritance stolen?\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 394\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.81 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 10, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54726985908515,"sku":"9781958877227","price":43.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/4836\/2275\/files\/RW5RRk5aTkhZeVZlWTZiaUtMYlhHQT09.webp?v=1770783340","url":"https:\/\/chaptersafterdarkbookstore.com\/products\/the-founding-fathers-at-odds-the-quasi-war-volume-i-of-the-founding-of-the-u-s-navy-trilogy-paperback","provider":"Chapters After Dark Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}