Werstein, Irving <br/><br/>
The Cruise of the Essex :  an Incident from the War of 1812 / 
by Irving Werstein. 
 - Philadelphia :  Macrae Smith,  [1969]. 
 - 157 pages :  map ;  22 cm. 
<br/><br/> A biography of Captain David Porter and the U.S. frigate Essex which he commanded during its seventeen-month voyage so vital to the outcome of the War of 1812. 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Personal Names: </label><br/>Porter, David Juvenile literature  1780-1843 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Essex (Frigate)--Juvenile literature--Biography
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>United States--History--War of 1812--Juvenile literature