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Title: For Love of Country
A Story of Land and Sea in the Days of the Revolution

Author: Cyrus Townsend Brady

Release Date: March 10, 2007 [EBook #20791]

Language: English

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For Love of Country

_A Story of Land and Sea in the Days of the Revolution_

BY

CYRUS TOWNSEND BRADY

AUTHOR OF "THE GRIP OF HONOR," "FOR THE FREEDOM OF THE SEA," ETC.

NEW YORK

CHARLES SCRIBNER'S SONS

1908

Copyright, 1898,

BY CHARLES SCRIBNER'S SONS

_All rights reserved._

TO THE

Society of the Sons of the Revolution,

_And those kindred organizations whose chief function is to
cultivate a spirit of patriotism and love of country
in the present by recalling the struggles and
sacrifices of the past._

PREFACE

Since the action of this story falls during the periods, and the book
deals with personages and incidents, which are usually treated of in
the more serious pages of history, it is proper that some brief word of
explanation should be written by which I might confirm some of the
romantic happenings hereafter related, which to the casual reader may
appear to draw too heavily upon his credulity for acceptance.

The action between the Randolph and the Yarmouth really happened, the
smaller ship did engage the greater for the indicated purpose, much as
I have told it; and if I have ventured to substitute another name for
that of the gallant sailor and daring hero, Captain Nicholas Biddle,
who commanded the little Randolph, and lost his life, on that occasion,
I trust this paragraph may be considered as making ample amends. The
remarkable fight between those two ships is worthy of more extended
notice than has hitherto been given it, in any but the larger tones
(and not even in some of those) of the time. As far as my information
permits me to say, there never was a more heroic battle on the seas.

Again, it is evident to students of history that the character of
Washington has not been