Silas Talbot’s life illuminates his time—not with greater
brightness than the lives of his more famous contemporaries, but
with perhaps broader range and greater insight into the experiences
and circumstances of a plain citizen of the new republic—a
citizen whose bravery and energy helped to create it. Silas Talbot
was a farmer’s son who went to sea, learned the building trades,
saved and invested his money wisely, married well several times,
fought as a Rhode Island soldier in the Revolutionary War, became a
lieutenant colonel, served with courage and competence, became a
privateer and a prisoner-of-war in the conflict at sea, speculated
in western lands, was elected to the New York State Legislature and
the U.S. Congress, represented the interests of American sailors
forced to serve in Britain’s navy, and finally achieved the rank
of U.S. Navy captain and became the second commanding officer of
the frigate USS Constitution. In a full and energetic life of
sixty-two years he met and served the famous—Washington, Adams,
Hamilton, Lafayette—and also raised a family; advanced in the
social, political, and business circles of New York and Rhode
Island; and was, as the author notes, “among the first of the new
citizens of the new republic to seize its gifts.”
General
| Imprint: |
The Lyons Press
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Release date: |
August 2024 |
| Authors: |
William M Fowler Jr
|
| Foreword by: |
Anne Grimes Rand
|
| Dimensions: |
229 x 152mm (L x W) |
| Pages: |
248 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-4930-7788-5 |
| Categories: |
Books
|
| LSN: |
1-4930-7788-0 |
| Barcode: |
9781493077885 |
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