David Glasgow Farragut

The second volume of this authoritative biography of America's first admiral examines the last ten years of David Glasgow Farragut's life, including the fascinating period of the Civil War. Farragut was as carefully methodical in preparation for battle as he was fearlessly swift in the execution of his plans. His courage was tried as much by the Confederate Navy as by gross inefficiency and waste in the conduct of war in the North as well as the South, by jealous ambition and malicious criticism, and by lukewarm support of the government, lack of cooperation between the Army and Navy, and the inroads upon morale made by war weariness and disease. Farragut was a practical, resourceful leader with vision and intuition, a courageous, hard-hitting fighter who hated war, and a deeply religious man with an exuberant spirit and love of fellowship who was also exceedingly loyal to the Navy and his country. Though he was small in stature, Farragut was tall indeed in the fundamental characteristics of true manhood. >