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With Perry on Lake Erie

Chapter 28: WITH PORTER IN THE ESSEX
By James Otis
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The narrator, a young sailor raised at Presque Isle, recounts joining Alexander Perry and his brother Oliver as they build and man gunboats, prepare a small fleet, and engage in naval operations on Lake Erie during the war. The account follows the daily labor of shipbuilding, the challenges of limited manpower and supply, episodes of hiding and narrow escapes, scouting and cruising, and the climactic ship-to-ship battle that secures control of the lake. Told from a youthful perspective, the narrative emphasizes comradeship, resourcefulness, and the practical details of small-ship warfare.

WITH PORTER IN THE ESSEX

A STORY OF HIS FAMOUS CRUISE in SOUTHERN WATERS DURING THE WAR OF 1812.

By James Otis.

344 pages. Cloth. 12mo. $1.50.

One of the best books that this favorite writer has ever penned, for it is full of life and vigor.—Inter-Ocean.

It is an ideal boys’ story book and will inspire the youthful reader alike with patriotism and courage.—Library Bulletin.

The book is historically instructive and the story admirably told.—Chicago Evening Post.

Mr. Otis has a style peculiarly interesting to boys, and in this book he is up to his usual mark of excellence both as to accuracy of historical knowledge and fluency of narration.—The Examiner.

The events and issues of the war of 1812 have never received the attention they deserve at the hand of American students of history. This book will help to give life and reality to a subject at once thrilling and memorable in many ways.—The Union.

This story purports to be the personal experience of two boys, who enlist and the early age of fourteen, and who were with the Essex until the time of its capture. The book is sufficiently full of excitement to please boys, and while it pleases them it will also instruct them.—The Intelligencer.

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