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Title: Stories of Our Naval Heroes
Every Child Can Read
Author: Various
Editor: Jesse Lyman Hurlbut
Release Date: May 6, 2010 [EBook #32273]
Language: English
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STORIES OF OUR NAVAL HEROES
EVERY CHILD CAN READ
EDITED BY REV. JESSE LYMAN HURLBUT, D.D.
ILLUSTRATED
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THE JOHN C. WINSTON CO.
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COPYRIGHT, 1908, BY
THE JOHN C. WINSTON CO.
PREFACE
WE live in a land of heroes. If there is any one thing for which a true
son of America is always ready, it is for a deed of heroism. We have
among us heroes of the workshop, of the railroad, of field, forest, and
city, heroes of land and heroes of water, heroes in war and heroes in
peace. When the time comes for any deed of valor to be done, the
American ready and able to do it will not be found wanting. It is not
glory the gallant son of our land is seeking. It is to do his duty in
whatever situation he is placed, whether high or low, on quarter-deck or
forecastle. He does not stop to think of fame. To act bravely for his
fellows or his country is the thing for him to do, and he does it in
face of every peril.
The history of the United States is full of the names of heroes. They
stand out like the stars on our flag. It is not our purpose to boast.
The world has had its heroes in all times and countries. But our land
holds a high rank among heroic nations, and deeds of gallant daring have
been done by Americans which no men upon the earth have surpassed.
This book is the record of our heroes of the sea, of the men who have
fought bravely upon the ocean for the honor of the Stars and Stripes,
the noble tars who have carried their country's fame over all waters
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