Mad For Glory: A Heart of Darkness in the War of 1812, by Robert Booth
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What if a naval captain went rogue with an American battleship?
In October, 1812, as the 32-gun U.S. frigate Essex ventured out against the British enemy, only one man had any idea that this cruise would turn into the longest, strangest naval adventure in American history. That man was Captain David Porter, who had decided to run off with the navy's ship and its three hundred men to fight a separate Pacific war--one of privateering, pillaging, and orgies. Drawing on Porter's own writings and the accounts of eyewitnesses, the author memorably recounts the events of a dark and fatal voyage in which David Porter crosses the line from commander to cult-leader, from improbable fantasy to disastrous reality. In a tale so amazing that it reads like fiction, Porter, impelled by his own demons and by rivalry with the ghostly British buccaneer Lord Anson, took his men and boys on a seventeen-month mystery tour that did not end until he had disrupted the Chilean revolution, captured the entire English whaling fleet (manned mainly by Americans), vanished into the enchanted Galapagos, and re-emerged in Polynesia, where he made himself the conqueror-chief of the stone-age Nukuhivans. In the end, when he sought redemption with a glorious victory over a British opponent, he failed terribly and sacrificed the lives of one-third of his crew to his personal notions of heroism. Robert Booth tells the story of the ill-fated Essex with accuracy, immediacy, and a broad vision of its meanings as an epic of war, a gripping tale of the sea, a brilliant portrait of a disturbed and disturbing American hero, and a geo-political thriller that sheds new light on the origins of U.S. imperialism, the tragedy of missed opportunities, and the disastrous and permanent impact of Porter's rampage on the peoples of the Pacific. Mad For Glory: A Heart of Darkness in the War of 1812, by Robert Booth- Amazon Sales Rank: #1535866 in Books
- Published on: 2015-11-05
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 9.40" h x 1.00" w x 6.40" l, .0 pounds
- Binding: Hardcover
- 288 pages
Review An extraordinary and little known bit of 19th Century American naval history, "Mad for Glory: A Heart of Darkness in the War of 1812" is a compelling read that is exceptionally well written from beginning to end. Very highly recommended for both community and academic library American History collections in general, and American Naval History supplemental studies lists in particular. --John Taylor, Reviewer, Midwest Book Review, Taylor's Bookshelf
From the Inside Flap What if a naval captain went rogue with an American battleship? In October, 1812, as the 32-gun U.S. frigate Essex ventured out against the British enemy, only one man had any idea that this cruise would turn into the longest, strangest naval adventure in American history. That man was Captain David Porter, who had decided to run off with the navy's ship and its three hundred men to fight a separate Pacific war--one of privateering, pillaging, and orgies. Drawing on Porter's own writings and the accounts of eyewitnesses, the author memorably recounts the events of a dark and fatal voyage in which David Porter crosses the line from commander to cult-leader, from improbable fantasy to disastrous reality. In a tale so amazing that it reads like fiction, Porter, impelled by his own demons and by rivalry with the ghostly British buccaneer Lord Anson, took his men and boys on a seventeen-month mystery tour that did not end until he had disrupted the Chilean revolution, captured the entire English whaling fleet (manned mainly by Americans), vanished into the enchanted Galapagos, and re-emerged in Polynesia, where he made himself the conqueror-chief of the stone-age Nukuhivans. In the end, when he sought redemption with a glorious victory over a British opponent, he failed terribly and sacrificed the lives of one-third of his crew to his personal notions of heroism.
About the Author Robert Booth's guidebook Boston's Freedom Trail has been in print for twenty-five years and he has contributed to the anthology Salem: Place, Myth and Memory. Death of an Empire The Rise and Murderous Fall of Salem, America's Richest City (Thomas Dunne Books, 2011) was the recipient of the 2012 New England Historical Society's Non-Fiction Book of the Year. He is curator emeritus of the Pickering House in Salem and serves on the boards of several history organizations. He lives in Marblehead, Massachusetts.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful. Not to be missed By Ken The story of Navy Captain David Porter and his escapades during the war of 1812 is clearly a story that needs to be told. And this book is a well researched and extremely well written history of Porter's activities. This is another story of American history that somehow does not get taught in our schools. Porter, without any authority from the Navy, essentially commandeered his battleship away from the war on the East Coast took off for the Pacific to seek glory and fortune. The book relates the tale well, bringing in references to Herman Melville and Charles Darwin and also tells the sordid tale as to how Porter participated in the destruction of peace loving native Pacific societies.
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Five Stars By wayne heckman excellent
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