<p>The heroic story of the founding of the U.S. Navy during the Revolution has been told many times, yet largely missing from maritime histories of America's first war is the ragtag fleet of private vessels that truly revealed the new nation's character-above all, its ambition and entrepreneurial ethos.</p> <p><a href="https://pcntv.com/donate">Donate</a> | <a href="https://pcntv.com/membership-signup">Signup</a> | <a href="https://pcntv.com">pcntv.com</a></p>