The navy and the powder-boat would be all-sufficient, and I rather liked the notion, as the expedition would be entirely a naval affair. (David Dixon Porter)

The navy and the powder-boat would be all-sufficient, and I rather liked the notion, as the expedition would be entirely a naval affair.

David Dixon Porter

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