Sunday, October 28, 2012.

Name of the book: The U.S. COAST GUARD

Author: DENNIS L. NOBLE

Number of pages read: 5

 

This new chapter talks about “Fighting Pirates."

The pirates interfered with the commerce in the Gulf of Mexico. Therefore, on August 31, 1879 Captain Jairus Loomis of Louisiana took by assault the ship of the pirate Jean Lafitte. The captain liberated to many prisoners captured. In addition, the captain Loomis also set in the search the pirates. Thus, there were American ships to enforce a trade blockade with their enemy Napoleon France. On the other hand, the British were supplying to Native Americans with armaments and inciting them to attack American settlers.

Moreover, in the xx century, the U.S. Revenue Cutter   Service proved to be a seagoing police force that they were prepared for the battle. Therefore, the U.S. Revenue Cutter Service provided an invaluable service in the Civil War. After years, in 1915, the U.S. Revenue Cutter Service was joined with the U.S. Life-Saving Service. This new service was called the U.S. Coast Guard. 

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This new chapter becomes very interesting because it tells that there were clashes between soldiers and pirates. It is also entertaining because most of this chapter has action scenes.123

 

 

The U.S COAST GUARD

 

               

Sunday, October 14, 2012.

Name of the book: The U.S. COAST GUARD

Author: DENNIS L. NOBLE

Number of pages read: 6

           

The U.S. COAST GUARD

Alexander Hamilton who was the first secretary of the treasury of the US in 1789 realized that the smugglers were evading taxes and he looked for establish a maritime police force to uphold customs laws and also Alexander looked for money to build 10 boats for the police force. Therefore, on august 4, 1790 the congress authorized the request of Hamilton for the creation of the U.S. Revenue Cutter Service. The early missions of the U.S. Revenue Service was battling pirates, the Revenue Cutters received the order to prevent new slaves from being transported by ships. Moreover, to the final civil war the Revenue Cutter service had captured many slavers and freed about 500 slaves.

The quasi-war with France (1798-1801) had encouraged to the U.S create a civil war. The Quasi- war was an undeclared naval war between the United States and France. On October 11, 1814 the captain Frederick Lee who commanded the Cutters Eagle at New Haven had rescued an American ship captured by the British. Therefore, the war of 1812-1815 had been caused for the British practice of impressment of American seamen for the service in the British navy.

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I like this new book about " The U.S. COAST GUARD" because this book relates a part of the history of the U.S. when I finished to read this chapter I can comprehend better some part of the history of US.