Stephen Decatur
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Algerian War of 1815
American heroism in popular culture
American military leadership
American military legends
American naval heroes
American patriotic iconography
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biography of early republic figures
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Decatur and national identity
Decatur's legacy in towns and monuments
dueling in early America
early 19th-century American politics
early American elite families
early American political connections
early U.S. diplomacy and warfare
early U.S. naval history
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heroism in U.S. military
historical accounts of duels
historical biographies of military leaders
historical impact of military actions
influence of military heroes on American society
influence of naval victories on national morale
James Madison and naval policy
John Quincy Adams and naval affairs
Lafayette Square historical homes
military leadership and civic identity
military service and social prestige
national identity and military service
naval career trajectories in early America
naval history and cultural memory
naval officer leadership qualities
naval strategy in the 18th century
naval warfare in the early United States
public perception of military valor
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Stephen Decatur biography
Tripolitan War history
U.S. naval strategy and international conflict
U.S. naval victories
U.S. Navy in the early republic
War of 1812 battles and campaigns
War of 1812 military leaders
Washington society in the early 19th century
young American captains
Product details
- ISBN 9781558495838
- Weight: 333g
- Dimensions: 166 x 232mm
- Publication Date: 07 Mar 2007
- Publisher: University of Massachusetts Press
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Paperback
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Born to an immigrant Philadelphia family in 1779, Stephen Decatur became at age twenty-five the youngest man ever to serve as a captain in the U.S. Navy. His intrepid heroism, leadership, and devotion to duty made him a perfect symbol of the aspirations of the growing nation. Leading men to victory in Tripoli, the War of 1812, and the Algerian war of 1815, and coining the phrase ""Our country, right or wrong,"" Decature created an enduring legend of bravery, celebrated in poetry, song, paintings, and the naming of dozens of towns - from Georgia to Alabama to Illinois. Decatur's friendships with James Madison, John Quincy Adams, and others made him a rising star in national politics. He and his wife Susan built an elegant home near the White House, which became a center of Washington society. The capital and the nation were shocked when Decatur was killed at the age of forty-one in a duel with a rival navy captain. Although he died prematurely, Decatur played a significant role in the shaping of the nation's identity at a time when the American people were deciding what kind of nation they would become.
ROBERT J. ALLISON is professor of history at Suffolk University and author of The Crescent Obscured: The United States and the Muslim World, 1776-1815.
