ADMIRAL DE GRASSE & AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE Charles Lewis 1945 1ST HARDCOVER w/ DJ

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Admiral De Grasse and  American Independence by Charles Lee Lewis Published by United States Naval Institute 1945 First Edition - First Printing


A very scarce title in any condition, this 1945 First Edition - First Printing is in Absolute Fantastic condition. The front and back covers of the book itself are in near Fine condition. The dust jacket (not price-clipped and showing no price) is in Fantastic condition. The dustjacket has been placed in a mylar protective covering for added protection. The binding is tight and square without spine lean. The pages are white, crisp and clean with some markings in ink throughout, a bookplate on the first page and a name and date on the second page.

Overall, this book is a grade collector's book. This book is very elusive in this superior condition, as only a limited number of them were ever published, so now is the time to act.  Hopefully you can add this book to your collection and enjoy it in the years to come...


This is a book from an earlier era; written in 1945, author Charles Lee Lewis tells the naval exploits of French Admiral de Grasse - a hero to all Americans at the end of the 18th century and forgotten by nearly all Americans by start of the 21st century. The Admiral, François-Joseph Paul, marquis de Grasse Tilly, comte de Grasse denied the British fleet access to the Chesapeake Bay in September 1781, thereby removing any hope of retreat, or resupply to the stranded army of General Lord Cornwallis at Yorktown, Virginia. The naval "skirmish" preventing British Admiral Graves access to the Bay certainly doomed Cornwallis, demoralizing British voters, causing the fall of Lord North's government, leading to the treaty of Paris which produced American independence. Ultimately and sadly, America's hero dies in 1788, ignored in his native France, out of favor with the court of Louis XVI for his loss in the Caribbean at the battle of Saint's Passage and then his subsequent, Ill advised - all too public- defense of his actions.


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  • Condition: A very scarce title in any condition, this 1945 First Edition - First Printing is in Absolute Fantastic condition. The front and back covers of the book itself are in near Fine condition. The dust jacket (not price-clipped and showing no price) is in Fantastic condition. The dustjacket has been placed in a mylar protective covering for added protection. The binding is tight and square without spine lean. The pages are white, crisp and clean with some markings in ink throughout, a bookplate on the first page and a name and date on the second page.
  • Book Title: Admiral De Grasse and American Independence
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
  • Topic: Military
  • Format: Hardcover
  • Features: Dust Jacket
  • Original Language: English
  • Author: Charles Lee Lewis
  • Book Series: Historical
  • Publication Year: 1945
  • Language: English
  • Publisher: United States Naval Institute
  • Edition: First Edition
  • Genre: History

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