Forty-Five Years Under the Flag (Barnes & Noble Digital Library)

Rear Admiral Schley joined the Navy, and then saw the world. From his Annapolis days, through his Civil War service with Admiral Farragut, Schley rescued shipwrecked sailors, found lost Arctic explorers, put down insurrections, and played a controversial role in a pivotal battle of the Spanish-American War. He published his remarkable life story in 1904.