Castleman, Bruce A., <br/><br/>
Knickerbocker commodore :  the life and times of John Drake Sloat, 1781-1867 / 
Bruce A. Castleman. 
 - 1 online resource 
 - Excelsior editions .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>Indecision at Monterey -- Upstate knickerbocker -- Mr. Midshipman Sloat -- Schooner skipper -- Sailing master -- Blockaded lieutenant -- The first luff -- Pirates in the Caribbean -- New York interlude -- South American cruise -- Beached in New York -- Portsmouth commandant -- Mexican California -- Squadron command -- Norfolk and retirement. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781438461533 1438461534 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Personal Names: </label><br/>Sloat, John D.<br/>Sloat, John D.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Corporate Names: </label><br/>United States. Navy --Officers--Biography.<br/>United States. Navy. 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Chronological Terms: </label><br/>1846-1848 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Mexican War, 1846-1848--Biography.<br/>Ship captains--United States--Biography.<br/>Monterrey, Battle of, Monterrey, Mexico, 1846.<br/>BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY--Historical.<br/>HISTORY--State & Local--General.--United States<br/>Armed Forces--Officers.<br/>Ship captains.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Mexico--Monterrey.<br/>United States.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.<br/>Electronic books.<br/>Biographies.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>E403.1.S6  / C37 2016eb 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>973.6/2092