Highly recommend @kilmeade’s Thomas Jefferson and the Tripoli Pirates. Entertaining and informative with lessons we need to heed today.
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I second that. Fascinating book!
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Hundreds of streets, dozens of towns, and a handful of counties are named after him for a reason.
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"Decatur found the classic studies prosaic and life at the university disagreeable, and at the age of 17, with his heart and mind set on ships and the sea, discontinued his studies there." Does this sound familiar to anyone?

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"Through his father's influence, Stephen gained employment at the shipbuilding firm of Gurney and Smith, business associates of his father, acting as supervisor to the early construction of the frigate United States." He left college and learned from construction!
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So, I did that in fortnight 2 days ago.
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There are men you should look upto. This is one of those times.
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He's not heavy...
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AND . . . he did it while grievously wounded, himself, and continued fighting in deadly hand-to-hand combat.
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