单词 | David Bushnell |
例句 | Again and again, during the evening, David Bushnell went out from the house and stood silently on the rough bridge that crossed the river by the door. The Only Woman in the Town And Other Tales of the American Revolution This was a Connecticut man named David Bushnell, a chap as sharp as a steeltrap, and one of the first American inventors. Stories of Our Naval Heroes Every Child Can Read The credit for using a submarine boat for the first time in actual warfare belongs to a Yankee, David Bushnell. Aircraft and Submarines The Story of the Invention, Development, and Present-Day Uses of War's Newest Weapons Experiments with these devices had been going on for centuries, but were first brought close to practical success by David Bushnell, a Connecticut Yankee of the American Revolution. A History of Sea Power This device, which to-day threatens to overturn all established ideas of naval organization and architecture, originated with a clever Connecticut mechanic named David Bushnell. The Naval History of the United States Volume 1 They made faithful promises, and, in the glorious twilight of the evening, rowed David Bushnell across the beautiful stretch of Sound that to-day separates Charles Island from the comely old town of Milford. The Only Woman in the Town And Other Tales of the American Revolution A Mr. David Bushnell had invented several ingenious articles of submarine machinery, for the purpose of destroying the British vessels stationed in the Delaware. The Old Bell of Independence; Or, Philadelphia in 1776 The self-same oaken ribs had intense interest for young David Bushnell. The Only Woman in the Town And Other Tales of the American Revolution Now David Bushnell had been wishing that he had some good and sufficient reason to give Mr. Hayden for wanting the stuff at all, and here he had given it to him. The Only Woman in the Town And Other Tales of the American Revolution With blistered palms and burning fingers David Bushnell pushed his boat with pride up the Pochaug River, and tied it to a stake at the bridge just beyond the sycamore tree, near his father’s door. The Only Woman in the Town And Other Tales of the American Revolution Finding that it was bound to New York, David Bushnell took passage in it the same night. The Only Woman in the Town And Other Tales of the American Revolution The next day David Bushnell asked his mother whether or not she knew the reason his father had proposed to go out with them the night before. The Only Woman in the Town And Other Tales of the American Revolution The unexpected visit of Dr. Benjamin Franklin, to see the machine David Bushnell was building, gave new force to that young gentleman’s confidence in his own powers of invention. The Only Woman in the Town And Other Tales of the American Revolution In February we find David Bushnell before Governor Jonathan Trumbull and his Council at Lebanon, to tell about and illustrate the marvels of his wonderful machine. The Only Woman in the Town And Other Tales of the American Revolution David Bushnell is in a whale-boat, down close to the Turtle, giving some last important words of direction to brave Ezra Lee, who has stepped within it. The Only Woman in the Town And Other Tales of the American Revolution For reasons that he did not choose to give, David Bushnell joined this band of fishermen in the summer of 1775. The Only Woman in the Town And Other Tales of the American Revolution David Bushnell could not help wishing, as he did so, that he could take his place and guide the spirit of the child of his own creation, in its first great encounter with the world. The Only Woman in the Town And Other Tales of the American Revolution At two of the clock, with nearly noiseless tread, David Bushnell left the house. The Only Woman in the Town And Other Tales of the American Revolution To this spot David Bushnell went alone, and with a saddened heart, for he knew that it must be many days ere he could learn of his brother’s condition. The Only Woman in the Town And Other Tales of the American Revolution David Bushnell has paced up and down all night, in keen anxiety. The Only Woman in the Town And Other Tales of the American Revolution Your college learning’s of no earthly use in these days,” said the father of David Bushnell, returning from the door, and sinking slowly down into his high-backed chair. The Only Woman in the Town And Other Tales of the American Revolution Could this little Turtle, which David Bushnell carried under his arm, do the work he wished it to, why, every ship of the line could be blown into the air! The Only Woman in the Town And Other Tales of the American Revolution David Bushnell was appointed from civil life Captain-Lieutenant of a Corps of Sappers and Miners—recommended for the position by Governor Trumbull, General Parsons and others. The Only Woman in the Town And Other Tales of the American Revolution Now David Bushnell hoped to escape without awakening his mother. The Only Woman in the Town And Other Tales of the American Revolution David Bushnell praises the sergeant, and takes all the want of success to himself, in not going to do his own work. The Only Woman in the Town And Other Tales of the American Revolution |
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