A Rage for Glory: The Life of Commodore Stephen Decatur, USN
Stephen Decatur was the youngest man ever to become a captain in the US Navy. This book presents a wonderful biography of an extrodinary man. Decatur was born in Philadelphia and went to sea for the first time with his father by age ten. He joined the new American Navy as a midshipman. His exploits during the conflicts with the Barbary Pirates and during the War of 1812 are retolded with drama and excitement....
