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Authors on Deck at the Navy Memorial – Two Captains from Carolina: Moses Grandy, John Newland Maffitt, and the Coming of the Civil War

United States Navy Memorial 701 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington

As part of the United States Navy Memorial’s “Authors on Deck” book lecture series in honor of Black History Month, author Bland Simpson will present his literary work, Two Captains from Carolina: Moses Grandy, John Newland Maffitt, and the Coming of the Civil War (University of North Carolina Press; September 2012).  Two Captains from Carolina

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Home School at the Museum: Red Sky at Night, Sailor’s delight, Red Sky at Morn, Sailors be warned!

National Museum of the United States Navy Washington Navy Yard, Washington

Ever wonder where that saying came from? This month, students will look at the different types of weather systems found over the ocean and how Sailors predict the weather (from early methods, such as the color of the sky, to modern technology). They will build their own barometers to test changing air pressure, and build

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Author on Deck at the Navy Memorial – Damn Few: Making the Modern Seal Warrior with Rorke Denver

United States Navy Memorial 701 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington

As part of the United States Navy Memorial’s “Authors on Deck” book lecture series, former U.S. Navy SEAL trainer, star of the 2012 box-office hit Act of Valor and author Rorke Denver will present his first work, DAMN FEW: Making the Modern SEAL Warrior (Hyperion, February 2013).  In his book, Denver speaks with unparalleled knowledge

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