{"product_id":"nothing-too-daring-a-biography-of-commodore-david-porter-1780-1843-paperback","title":"Nothing Too Daring: A Biography of Commodore David Porter, 1780-1843 - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDavid F. Long\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCommodore David Dixon Porter made history when he took the USS Essex into the Pacific and crippled the British whaling industry during the War of 1812. Nothing Too Daring offers an objective, thoroughly researched biography of one of America's most colorful naval officers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eCommodore David Dixon Porter made history when he took the USS \u003ci\u003eEssex\u003c\/i\u003e into the Pacific and crippled the British whaling industry during the War of 1812. The first to suggest that the U.S. Navy force Japan to open, Porter was also court-martialed and convicted on charges arising out of his unauthorized invasion of Spanish Puerto Rico. He later sought to reverse his fortunes in the Mexican navy, and consistently suffered chaos in his personal and financial affairs. As the first U.S. chargé d'affaires in Constantinople, he established direct diplomatic relations between the United States and the Ottoman Empire. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePorter was courageous, passionate, intelligent, farsighted, dedicated, and generous. Yet he was also impulsive, avaricious, hot-tempered, conceited, sometimes vicious, and, finally, paranoiac. \u003ci\u003eNothing Too Daring\u003c\/i\u003e offers an objective, thoroughly researched biography of one of America's most colorful naval officers. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eDavid F. Long was a professor of history at the University of New Hampshire. He authored several books, including \u003ci\u003eSailor-Diplomat: A Biography of James Biddle; Ready to Hazard: A Biography of Commodore William Bainbridge\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eGold Braid: Diplomatic Activities of U.S. Naval Officers, 1798-1883\u003c\/i\u003e. He died in 2001. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 434\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.4 x 9 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 15, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52451609444659,"sku":"9781591144304","price":49.07,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/L2Vvc3FOdnlLUXBYY1JhNmNrd2ZGUT09.webp?v=1759096666","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/nothing-too-daring-a-biography-of-commodore-david-porter-1780-1843-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}