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James Lawrence (October 1, 1781 – June 4, 1813) was an officer of the United States Navy. During the War of 1812, he commanded USS Chesapeake in a single-ship action against HMS Shannon, commanded by Philip Broke. He is probably best known today for his last words, "Don't give up the ship!", uttered during the capture of the Chesapeake. The quotation is still a popular naval battle cry, and was invoked in Oliver Hazard Perry's personal battle flag, adopted to commemorate his dead friend. Biography Lawrence was born on October 1, 1781, the son of John and Martha (Tallman) Lawrence, in Burlington, New Jersey, but raised in Woodbury. His mother died when he was an infant, and his Loyalist father fled to Canada during the American Revolution, leaving his half-sister to care for the young Lawrence. He attended Woodbury Academy. Though Lawrence studied law, he entered the United States Navy as a midshipman in 1798. Lawrence hailed from a New England family of English descent, as his first ancestor to the American Colonies was William Lawrence, sailing from Hertfordshire, England. During the Quasi-War with France, he served on USS Ganges and the frigate USS Adams in the Caribbean. He was commissioned a lieutenant on April 6, 1802, and served aboard USS Enterprise in the Mediterranean, taking part in a successful attack on enemy craft on June 2, 1803. In February 1804, he was second in command during the expedition to destroy the captured frigate USS Philadelphia. Later in the conflict he commanded Enterprise and a gunboat in battles with the Tripolitans. He was also First Lieutenant of the frigate Adams and, in 1805, commanded the small Gunboat No. 6 during a voyage across the Atlantic to North Africa. Although Gunboats No. 2 through 10 (minus No. 7) arrived in the Mediterranean too late to see action, they remained there with Commodore Rodgers's squadron until summer 1806, at which time they sailed back to the United States. On June 12, 1805, Gunboat No. 6 encountered a Royal Navy vessel that impressed three seamen. Subsequently, Lieutenant Lawrence commanded the warships USS Vixen, USS Wasp and USS Argus. In 1810, he also took part in trials of an experimental spar torpedo. Promoted to the rank of Master Commandant in November 1810, he took command of the sloop of war USS Hornet a year later and sailed her to Europe on a diplomatic mission. From the beginning of the War of 1812, Lawrence and Hornet cruised actively, capturing the privateer Dolphin in July 1812. Later in the year Hornet blockaded the British sloop HMS Bonne Citoyenne at Bahia, Brazil, and on February 24, 1813 captured HMS Peacock. Upon his return to the United States in March, Lawrence learned of his promotion to captain. Two months later he took command of the frigate Chesapeake, then preparing for sea at Boston. He left port on June 1, 1813, and immediately engaged the blockading Royal Navy frigate Shannon in a fierce battle. Although slightly smaller, the British ship disabled Chesapeake with gunfire within the first few minutes. Captain Lawrence, mortally wounded by small arms fire, ordered his officers, "Don't give up the ship. Fight her till she sinks." or "Tell the men to fire faster! Don't give up the ship." Men carried him below, and his crew was overwhelmed by a British boarding party shortly afterward. James Lawrence died of his wounds on June 4, 1813, while his captors directed Chesapeake to Halifax, Nova Scotia. After Lawrence's death was reported to his friend and fellow officer Oliver Hazard Perry, he ordered a large blue battle ensign, stitched with the phrase "DONT GIVE UP THE SHIP" [sic] in bold white letters. The Perry Flag was displayed on his flagship during a victorious engagement against the British on Lake Erie in September 1813. The original flag is displayed in the Naval Academy Museum and a replica is displayed in Memorial Hall at the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland. A replica is also on view at Perry's Victory and International Peace Memorial, on South Bass Island, Ohio. Lawrence was buried with military honors at present-day CFB Halifax, Nova Scotia, but reinterred at Trinity Church Cemetery in New York City. He was survived by his wife, Julia (Montaudevert) Lawrence, who lived until 1865, and their two-year-old daughter, Mary Neill Lawrence. In 1838 Mary married a Navy officer, Lt. William Preston Griffin. On July 4, 1813, Lawrence was posthumously elected to membership in the New York Society of the Cincinnati. Namesakes and honors He was honored with a Congressional Gold Medal and the Thanks of Congress. Many places are named for Captain Lawrence, including: Lawrence, Indiana Lawrence County, Alabama Lawrence County, Arkansas Lawrence County, Illinois Lawrence County, Indiana Lawrence County, Kentucky Lawrence County, Missouri Lawrence County, Mississippi Lawrence County, Ohio Lawrence County, Pennsylvania (Indirectly, as this county is named in honor of the sacrifices of the USS Lawrence (1813), a namesake of Captain Lawrence.) Lawrence County, Tennessee Lawrence Park Township, Erie County, Pennsylvania Lawrenceburg, Kentucky Lawrenceburg, Tennessee Lawrenceville, Georgia Lawrenceville, Illinois Lawrenceville, New Jersey, Also home to the prestigious Lawrenceville School Lawrenceville, a neighborhood of Pittsburgh PA. Lawrenceville, Pennsylvania, a borough in Tioga County. Lawrence Township, Marion County, Indiana and the municipality of Lawrence, Indiana contained therein. Lawrence Township, Mercer County, New Jersey and its Lawrenceville neighborhood. Captain Lawrence Drive in South Salem, NY, from which the Captain Lawrence Brewing Company of nearby Pleasantville takes its name. Lawrence Street in Montgomery, Alabama is named in honor of Lawrence. It runs parallel to streets named after other Barbary War/War of 1812 naval heroes: McDonough Street, named for Thomas Macdonough; Perry Street, named for Oliver Hazard Perry; Decatur Street, named for Stephen Decatur; Hull Street, named for Isaac Hull and Bainbridge Street, named in honor of William Bainbridge. Lawrence Avenue in Norman, Oklahoma is named in honor of Lawrence. His birthplace of Burlington, New Jersey, has a Captain James Lawrence Elementary School. In addition, the U.S. Navy has named five ships USS Lawrence. The first USS Lawrence (1813) was a brig which acted as then-Master Commandant Oliver Hazard Perry's flagship during the Battle of Lake Erie until she was destroyed in that action. The second USS Lawrence (1843) was also a brig, serving from 1843–1846. The third USS Lawrence (DD-8) was a 400-ton destroyer, commissioned in 1903 and serving until 1920. The fourth USS Lawrence (DD-250) was a Clemson-class destroyer, serving from 1921 to 1945 The fifth USS Lawrence (DDG-4) was a Charles F. Adams-class destroyer. Commissioned in 1962, she served until 1994. This ship was christened by Mrs. Dorothy Redmond Hubbard, Capt. Lawrence's great-great-grand-daughter, who at the time.... Discover the Lawrence James popular books. Find the top 100 most popular Lawrence James books.
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The Torrents of Spring
Ernest HemingwayAn early gem of satire and humor from the greatest American writer of the twentieth century.First published in 1926, The Torrents of Spring is a hilarious parody of the Chicago sch...
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Hollywood Hellraisers
Robert Sellers'I don't know what people expect when they meet me. They seem to be afraid that I'm going to piss in the potted palm and slap them on the ass.' Marlon Brando'I should have been dea...
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Bored of the Rings
The Harvard LampoonFrom the legendary comedic scholars who illuminated the tour de force Twilight so brilliantly in the New York Times bestselling Nightlight comes The Hunger Pains, a hilarious sendu...
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Till Victory Is Won
Janet Cheatham BellTaking its title from the moving lyrics of the official song of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, "Lift Every Voice and Sing," Till Victory Is Won chr...
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Laura Lee Young v. James Lawrence Young
Supreme Court of TexasTwo questions are presented in this cause. The first issue is whether a trial court, in making a division of the property of the parties in a divorce action, may consider that the ...
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The Conservative Mind
Russell Kirk"It is inconceivable even to imagine, let alone hope for, a dominant conservative movement in America without Kirk's labor." WILLIAM F BUCKLEY "A profound critique of co...
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Lawrence James Danner v. Bristol Township Civil Service Commission
Commonwealth Court of PennsylvaniaLawrence James Danner (petitioner) has appealed from a decision of the Court of Common Pleas of Bucks County which affirmed his suspension and subsequent dismissal from the Bristol...
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People State New York v. Lawrence James Condon
Court of Appeals of New York[26 N.Y.2d 139 Page 141] The indictment charged defendant with the armed robbery of Hiram Green's Liquor Store in Hicksville, Long Island (Nassau County) on November 27...
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James A. Warner v. Lawrence Morris
Supreme Court Of UtahMEMORANDUM OF DECISION ZIMMERMAN, Justice: Defendant James A. Warner pleaded guilty to aggravated robbery on June 15, 1981. He was sentenced to five years to life on the charge, wi...
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Moral Combat
R. Marie GriffithFrom an esteemed scholar of American religion and sexuality, a sweeping account of the century of religious conflict that produced our culture wars Gay marriage, transgender rights...
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Choice Cuts
Mark Kurlansky“Every once in awhile a writer of particular skills takes a fresh, seemingly improbable idea and turns out a book of pure delight.” That’s how David McCullough described Mark Kurla...
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The Best of the Harvard Lampoon
Harvard LampoonA collection of the best of The Harvard Lampoonthe spawning ground for Hollywood’s elite comedy writers and New Yorker humoristsrevealing the hidden gems from their 140year history...
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Warriors 3
George R.R. Martin & Gardner DozoisFrom George R. R. Martin's Introduction to Warriors: "People have been telling stories about warriors for as long as they have been telling stories. Since Homer first sang the wrat...
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Letters from Black America
Pamela NewkirkLetters from Black America fills a literary and historical void by presenting the pantheon of African American experience in the most intimate way possiblethrough the heartfelt cor...
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James Lawrence and Shirley Lawrence v.
Supreme Court of AlabamaBEATTY, JUSTICE. The plaintiffs, James and Shirley Lawrence, brought an action against Alabama Power Company to recover damages arising out of an electrical fire at their home. Fol...
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The Wobbit
The Harvard LampoonFrom the authors of the New York Times bestselling parody The Hunger Pains, this fresh take on J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit is a hilarious sendup of Middleearth, publishing just in ...
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The CIA
Hugh WilfordA celebrated historian of US intelligence uncovers how the CIA became the foremost defender of America’s covert global empire As World War II ended, the United States stood as the ...
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James A. Powers and Lawrence P. Dion v. State Texas
Third District, at Austin Texas Court of AppealsAppellants contend that the search warrant was based upon an affidavit that did not show sufficient facts to constitute probable cause. The affidavit made before the justice of the...
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Little Boy
Lawrence FerlinghettiFrom the famed publisher and poet, author of the millioncopyselling collection A Coney Island of the Mind, his literary last will and testament part autobiography, part summing up...
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The Persian Expedition
Xenophon & Rex WarnerIn The Persian Expedition, Xenophon, a young Athenian noble who sought his destiny abroad, provides an enthralling eyewitness account of the attempt by a Greek mercenary army the ...
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Works of James Lawrence Nichols
James Lawrence Nichols2 works of James Lawrence Nichols American College professor, publisher and businessman (18511895) This ebook presents a collection of 2 works of James Lawrence Nichols. A dynamic ...
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No Road Home
John Fram“A grand gothic story as enthralling as it is terrifying.” S. A. Cosby, New York Times bestselling author A young father must clear his name and protect his queer son when his weal...
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Thelma B. Stanton v. James Lawrence
Supreme Court Of UtahShe contends that making the age of majority lower for women than for men is discriminatory, and denies equal protection of the laws.
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State Idaho v. Lawrence James Jenkins
Court of Appeals of Idaho No. 14834Lawrence Jenkins killed a man outside a tavern in Twin Falls. The county prosecutor charged him with first degree murder, and a jury found him guilty of second degree murder. He wa...
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The Poetry of Impermanence, Mindfulness, and Joy
John BrehmOver 125 poetic companions, from Basho to Billy Collins, Saigyo to Shakespeare.The Poetry of Impermanence, Mindfulness, and Joy received the Spirituality & Practice Book A...
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Mrs God
Peter StraubFrom New York Times bestselling author Peter Straub, the tale of a literary sojourn that turns into something far more sinister.Esswood House. Home and estate of the Sene...
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Burning Angels
Bear GryllsA prehistoric corpse entombed within an Arctic glacier, crying tears of blood.A jungle island overrun by rabid primates escapees from a research laboratory's Hot Zone.A massive se...
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A Short History of the World
H.G. Wells & Michael SherborneSpanning the origins of the Earth to the outcome of the First World War, this is a brilliantly compelling account of the evolution of life and the development of the human race. Al...
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God Save Texas
Lawrence WrightNATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD FINALIST The Pulitzer Prizewinning author of The Looming Towerand a Texas nativetakes us on a journey through the most controversial state in Am...
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Invisible Blood
Maxim Jakubowski, Lee Child, Jeffery Deaver, Mary Hoffman & Christopher FowlerFEATURING A BRANDNEW JACK REACHER STORY! A collection of seventeen brandnew crime stories from bestselling authors Lee Child, Jeffery Deaver, Stella Duffy, and more. Includes three...
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To Lose a Battle
Alistair HorneIn 1940, the German army fought and won an extraordinary battle with France in six weeks of lightning warfare. With the subtlety and compulsion of a novel, Horne’s narrative shifts...
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The House of Mirth
Edith WhartonA literary sensation when it was published by Charles Scribner's Sons in 1905, The House of Mirth quickly established Edith Wharton as the most important American woman of letters ...
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Rest in Pieces
Bess LovejoyA “marvelously macabre” (Kirkus Reviews) history of the bizarre afterlives of corpses of the celebrated and notorious dead.For some of the most influential figures in history, deat...
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The Hunger Pains
The Harvard LampoonThe hilarious instant New York Times bestseller, The Hunger Pains is a loving parody of the dystopian YA novel and film, The Hunger Games.Winning means wealth, fame, and a life of ...
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Cthulhu 2000
Jim Turner, Harlan Ellison, Thomas Ligotti, Poppy Z. Brite & F. Paul WilsonA host of horror and fantasy’s top authors captures the spirit of supreme supernatural storyteller H. P. Lovecraft with eighteen chilling contemporary tales that would have made th...
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Elizabeth and Monty
Charles CasilloVioleteyed siren Elizabeth Taylor and classically handsome Montgomery Clift were the most gorgeous screen couple of their time. Over two decades of friendship they made, separately...
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Soon Be Free
Lois RubyI ask you, why do weird things always happen to me? Thirteenyearold Dana Shannon is no stranger to intrigue. Not long ago she discovered a skeleton behind a wall in her family's h...
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James F. Rules v. Lawrence Sturn and Linda
Supreme Court of AlaskaJames Rules was the operator of a truck which collided with an automobile driven by Linda Sturn. Linda and Lawrence Sturn subsequently filed a claim for personal injuries against R...
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A Secret Society
Talbot MundyJimgrim is an American secret agent who has been recruited by the British intelligence services because of his indepth knowledge of Arab life. However, together with his friends an...