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The Founding Fathers at Odds: The Quasi War (Volume 1 of the Foundig of the U.S. Navy)

William D. McEachern

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Description:My novel is styled as a memoir. My central character, James McEachern, is a Scot who is raised in the Waxhaws of South Carolina in a highly religious family. The Waxhaws is a defining place, having been the site of an infamous massacre during the Revolutionary War. The Waxhaws is also the hometown of Andrew Jackson, and the place where he gained his ardent hatred of the British. James’s father and grandfather having been heroes in the Revolutionary War due to their skill with the Pennsylvania Long Rifle, steeps James in the history and the mystique of the Revolutionary War.Nonetheless, James is determined as a young boy to go to sea. His father, Daniel, and his mother, Flora, grant his wish after requiring him to attend school and to be apprenticed as a cooper to a highly religious and laconic man. His father creates the opportunity by buying an interest in the merchant firm, Kortright & Cruger in Charleston. Mr. Nicholas Cruger, who has an eye for talent, having mentored Alexander Hamilton as a young man, takes an interest in James, and buys him books on nautical topics, mathematics, and the first several volumes of The Rise and Fall of the Roman Empire, which is being first published as a series at this time.James first goes to sea on a merchantman called the Isle of Skye under Captain McKenzie and Sailing Master Fryer. James is exceptionally happy being at sea and learning from these two men, until he is impressed into the British Navy by First Lieutenant Campbell of the HMS Flora. Campbell soon learns that it was either James’ father or grandfather who killed his cousin, Lord Colin Campbell of Lochawe (who had he lived might have been the Duke of Argyll) at the battle of Cowpens. This gives rise to Campbells’ vendetta. James is tortured in many ways, including being mast-headed, which means that he is required to stay for 24 hours halfway up a mast, during a horrific storm which nearly results in his death. In addition, Campbell intercepts James’s letters from home and from his beloved Patience Pendleton, who finally draws the conclusion that James does not love her.Patience marries John McEachern, the younger brother of James, whose nicknames clearly define him: “the Tyrant” and “the Aristocrat.” John has always hated James. His marriage to Patience is just another way to hurt James. John is a protégé of Colonel Pendleton who was the richest man in the Waxhaws. Colonel Pendleton’s connections lead John to not only become a Republican, but also a colleague of Thomas Jefferson and James Madison.On board the HMS Flora, James participates in a raid upon the French port of St. Malo and fighting under Rear Admiral Horatio Nelson at the Battle of Aboukir in Egypt during the intermittent wars between France and the United Kingdom. Another one of his adventures includes escorting Queen Maria Carolina Louise Josepha Johanna Antonia of Austria and her ladies in waiting to safety from Naples to Gibraltar. There James falls in lust/love for one of the ladies in waiting, only to lose her, to his Captain, Lord Skeffington.It is during James’ years in the British Navy that he learns the discipline, the tactical doctrine, and the gunnery skills that make the British Navy the greatest Navy in the world. James, who has always been a good student, starts to think about naval warfare theory and naval doctrine.Archibald McEachern, one of the younger brothers of James, also becomes a sailor, but in the United States Navy sailing in the new frigate, US Constellation. He writes James letters about the exploits of Captain John Truxton, who during the Quasi-War bests two separate French frigates in single combat, with each French ship being arguably stronger, and faster than Constellation.The political conflict between Jefferson and Adams takes center stage near the end of the novel, with the novel ending with President Adams packing up to leave Washington at the end of his term on the night before Jefferson’s inauguration.This era is one fraught with immense challenges for the fledging United States. Will the United States survive as a nation? Will the United Kingdom honor the Treaty of Paris? What will be the effect upon the United States of the ongoing disputes between France and United Kingdom on the high seas?The novel interlaces the political history of the era, focusing upon the debate to have a Constitutional Convention, the drafting of the Constitution, and the fight to enact the Constitution through the Federalist Papers. Another focus is the Federalist and Republican Parties’ fight over the creation of and funding of the United States Navy. This fight also divides the McEachern Clan, with John being a staunch advocate against the Navy, and John, of course, being just as adamant in his support of the Navy. John corresponds with Thomas Jefferson and James Monroe, while James clearly suffers from the case of hero worship of Alexander Hamilton, who had been his father’s friend du...We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. 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Release: 2023

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Description: My novel is styled as a memoir. My central character, James McEachern, is a Scot who is raised in the Waxhaws of South Carolina in a highly religious family. The Waxhaws is a defining place, having been the site of an infamous massacre during the Revolutionary War. The Waxhaws is also the hometown of Andrew Jackson, and the place where he gained his ardent hatred of the British. James’s father and grandfather having been heroes in the Revolutionary War due to their skill with the Pennsylvania Long Rifle, steeps James in the history and the mystique of the Revolutionary War.Nonetheless, James is determined as a young boy to go to sea. His father, Daniel, and his mother, Flora, grant his wish after requiring him to attend school and to be apprenticed as a cooper to a highly religious and laconic man. His father creates the opportunity by buying an interest in the merchant firm, Kortright & Cruger in Charleston. Mr. Nicholas Cruger, who has an eye for talent, having mentored Alexander Hamilton as a young man, takes an interest in James, and buys him books on nautical topics, mathematics, and the first several volumes of The Rise and Fall of the Roman Empire, which is being first published as a series at this time.James first goes to sea on a merchantman called the Isle of Skye under Captain McKenzie and Sailing Master Fryer. James is exceptionally happy being at sea and learning from these two men, until he is impressed into the British Navy by First Lieutenant Campbell of the HMS Flora. Campbell soon learns that it was either James’ father or grandfather who killed his cousin, Lord Colin Campbell of Lochawe (who had he lived might have been the Duke of Argyll) at the battle of Cowpens. This gives rise to Campbells’ vendetta. James is tortured in many ways, including being mast-headed, which means that he is required to stay for 24 hours halfway up a mast, during a horrific storm which nearly results in his death. In addition, Campbell intercepts James’s letters from home and from his beloved Patience Pendleton, who finally draws the conclusion that James does not love her.Patience marries John McEachern, the younger brother of James, whose nicknames clearly define him: “the Tyrant” and “the Aristocrat.” John has always hated James. His marriage to Patience is just another way to hurt James. John is a protégé of Colonel Pendleton who was the richest man in the Waxhaws. Colonel Pendleton’s connections lead John to not only become a Republican, but also a colleague of Thomas Jefferson and James Madison.On board the HMS Flora, James participates in a raid upon the French port of St. Malo and fighting under Rear Admiral Horatio Nelson at the Battle of Aboukir in Egypt during the intermittent wars between France and the United Kingdom. Another one of his adventures includes escorting Queen Maria Carolina Louise Josepha Johanna Antonia of Austria and her ladies in waiting to safety from Naples to Gibraltar. There James falls in lust/love for one of the ladies in waiting, only to lose her, to his Captain, Lord Skeffington.It is during James’ years in the British Navy that he learns the discipline, the tactical doctrine, and the gunnery skills that make the British Navy the greatest Navy in the world. James, who has always been a good student, starts to think about naval warfare theory and naval doctrine.Archibald McEachern, one of the younger brothers of James, also becomes a sailor, but in the United States Navy sailing in the new frigate, US Constellation. He writes James letters about the exploits of Captain John Truxton, who during the Quasi-War bests two separate French frigates in single combat, with each French ship being arguably stronger, and faster than Constellation.The political conflict between Jefferson and Adams takes center stage near the end of the novel, with the novel ending with President Adams packing up to leave Washington at the end of his term on the night before Jefferson’s inauguration.This era is one fraught with immense challenges for the fledging United States. Will the United States survive as a nation? Will the United Kingdom honor the Treaty of Paris? What will be the effect upon the United States of the ongoing disputes between France and United Kingdom on the high seas?The novel interlaces the political history of the era, focusing upon the debate to have a Constitutional Convention, the drafting of the Constitution, and the fight to enact the Constitution through the Federalist Papers. Another focus is the Federalist and Republican Parties’ fight over the creation of and funding of the United States Navy. This fight also divides the McEachern Clan, with John being a staunch advocate against the Navy, and John, of course, being just as adamant in his support of the Navy. John corresponds with Thomas Jefferson and James Monroe, while James clearly suffers from the case of hero worship of Alexander Hamilton, who had been his father’s friend du...We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Founding Fathers at Odds: The Quasi War (Volume 1 of the Foundig of the U.S. Navy). To get started finding The Founding Fathers at Odds: The Quasi War (Volume 1 of the Foundig of the U.S. Navy), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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