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French Ensor Chadwick
1844–1919
A U.S. Navy admiral, reformer, and historian, he wrote with the authority of someone who had lived the events he described. His books on the navy, the Civil War era, and the Spanish-American War blend first-hand experience with a strong sense of history.
2 Audiobooks
The American Navy
by French Ensor Chadwick
Ocean Steamships A popular account of their construction, development, management and appliances
by French Ensor Chadwick, John H. Gould, Ridgely Hunt, J. D. Jerrold (James Douglas Jerrold) Kelley, William H. (William Henry) Rideing, A. E. (Albert Edward) Seaton
About the author
Born in Morgantown, Virginia (now West Virginia) on February 29, 1844, French Ensor Chadwick built a long career in the United States Navy and became an important voice in naval education and reform. He graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy, served during the Civil War, and later rose to rear admiral.
Chadwick was especially noted for his work as a naval thinker and teacher. He served as president of the Naval War College from 1900 to 1903, and his experience at sea gave weight to the books he wrote afterward. Among his better-known works are The American Navy, The Relations of the United States and Spain, and Causes of the Civil War, 1859–1861.
For readers today, Chadwick stands out as a writer who connected military service with serious historical study. He died in 1919, leaving behind books that reflect both a participant's memory and a historian's effort to explain how major American conflicts unfolded.