Speaker Seminar 28 February - Give Me a Fast Ship: The Continental Navy and America's Revolution at Sea with Author and Historian Tim McGrath

Join the National Maritime Historical Society for
Give Me a Fast Ship: The Continental Navy and America’s Revolution at Sea
with Author and Historian Tim McGrath

Saturday, 28 February 2015
Continental Breakfast is at 10:30 am. Presentation begins at 11:00 am.
Hendrick Hudson Free Library, 185 Kings Ferry Road, Montrose, NY 10548

Join us as author and historian Tim McGrath takes us back to 1775 with America on the verge of revolution and disastrous defeat in his Give Me a Fast Ship, the epic tale of war on the high seas and the definitive history of the fledgling American Navy.

Without a force to defend their coastline, John Adams proposed a bold solution: the Continental Congress should raise a navy. The idea was mad - the Royal Navy was the mightiest floating arsenal in history. But beginning with five converted merchantmen, America’s sailors became formidable warriors, matching their wits and courage against the British fleet. In the end, these rebel sailors contributed greatly to American independence.

The Public is invited. Please contact the National Maritime Historical Society at 914-737-7878, ext. 0, or email nmhs@seahistory.org if you plan to attend. A $5 to $10 donation is appreciated. If you would also like to join NMHS and the speaker for lunch following the presentation, it is $22 prepaid, with cash bar. Reservations required. For more information, visit our website www.seahistory.org.

Image: Ranger vs Drake, 1778 by Patrick O’Brien.