Farragut and Family

David Glasgow Farragut The Civil War Icon And America'S First Four-Star Admiral Had A Family Worthy Of Fiction. The Main Character - Those Who Influenced Him Most - Were Heroes Themselves In Their Day: In The American Revolution It Was George This Spanish Immigrant Father; In The War Of 1812 David Porter Both His Foster Father And Commander; And In The Civil War David Dixon Porter His Adopted Brother And Naval Partner. This Book Tells How Farragut'S Hero-Relatives Impacted Him At Successive Stages In His Growth And Career. A Kind Of Family Album In Text And Illustration The Book Begins With Details Of Farragut'S Spanish And Irish Ancestry. It Concludes With A Profile Of His Son Loyall His Chosen Biographer Who Along With The Admiral'S Wife Virginia Became Guardians Of His Legacy When He Passed.