Título: If By Sea
Autor: George C Daughan
Sinopse: The American Revolution-and thus the history of the United States-began not on land but on the sea. Paul Revere began his famous midnight ride not by jumping on a horse, but by scrambling into a skiff with two other brave patriots to cross Boston Harbor to Charlestown. Revere and his companions rowed with muffled oars to avoid capture by the British warships closely guarding the harbor. As they paddled silently, Revere's neighbor was flashing two lanterns from the belfry of Old North Church, signaling patriots in Charlestown that the redcoats were crossing the Charles River in longboats. In every major Revolutionary battle thereafter the sea would play a vital, if historically neglected, role. When the American colonies took up arms against Great Britain, they were confronting the greatest sea-power of the age. And it was during the War of Independence that the American Navy was born. But following the British naval model proved crushingly expensive, and the Founding Fathers fought viciously for decades over whether or not the fledgling republic truly needed a deep-water fleet. The debate ended only when the Federal Navy proved indispensable during the War of 1812. Drawing on decades of prodigious research, historian George C. Daughan chronicles the embattled origins of the U.S. Navy. From the bloody and gunpowder-drenched battles fought by American sailors on lakes and high seas to the fierce rhetorical combat waged by the Founders in Congress, If By Sea charts the course by which the Navy became a vital and celebrated American institution.
Contexto da obra
Quando a classificação é mais ampla, o contexto do livro costuma depender ainda mais de autoria, tema e edição. “If By Sea”, de George C Daughan, publicado pela editora Hachette UK, em 2008 e com 568 páginas, integra a categoria Livros Variados. Por isso, autoria, edição e tema acabam tendo ainda mais peso na forma de apresentar o livro.
Editora: Hachette UK
Páginas: 568
Ano: 2008
Edição:
Linguagem: English
ISBN: 0786731931
ISBN13: 9780786731930
Sobre a editora
Os livros da editora Hachette UK apresentam um equilíbrio entre narrativas de ação intensa e tramas que exploram conflitos humanos profundos, muitas vezes ambientadas em cenários históricos, urbanos ou futuristas. O catálogo inclui desde thrillers policiais com investigação detalhada e personagens complexos até aventuras de fantasia e ficção científica que misturam mundos imaginativos e dilemas éticos. A leitura costuma ser marcada por ritmo dinâmico e tensão crescente, com personagens que enfrentam dilemas morais, desafios pessoais e ambientes hostis, o que cria um clima de envolvimento direto e imersivo.
