The Monkey's Constitution
Duncan Brown
Paperback
(History Compass, Sept. 1, 1998)
This nautical tale takes the reader into battle at sea, in 1812, aboard the USS Constitution against the HMS Guerriere. The adventure unfolds from the point-of-view of a twelve-year-old powder monkey, as he learns about sailing, war, and his own "constitution." Diagrams, glossary, ship's log. Ages 7-12
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