THE LONE STAR NAVY: Sea Power and the Struggle for Texas Independence
By Jonathan W. Jordan
Brassey's (NYP)

Texas and naval warfare are two strong categories – each with a large and devoted buff following – but this will be the first popular history to combine the two. In THE LONE STAR NAVY, Jonathan W. Jordan recounts the amazing if little-known story of how the fledging Republic was saved not on banks of the San Jacinto, but on the waters of the Gulf of Mexico. The battles fought by the sailing ships of the Texas navy were as stirring and dramatic as those of the American Revolution or the War of 1812, yet are fresh to maritime history fans.

Jordan is not only the first popular historical writer to tackle the Texas Navy, he is also the first historian of any kind to delve into the Mexican archives on the subject to get "the other side" of the story. He is also the first to make use of the archeological evidence that has come to light in recent decades, thanks in large measure to the work of novelist Clive Cussler and the team of underwater archeologists who just last month raised the submarine Hunley off South Carolina.

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