Admiral Richard Wainright and the United States Fleet

From the Forward by Admiral Harry E. Yarnell: "This book has two notable characteristics: it gives a biography of one of the outstanding officers of his time who labored incessantly during his years of service to make the ships and personnel of the Navy an efficient fighting organization; it also gives a graphic account of the depths to which the Navy sank in the years following the Civil War."

From the Introduction by Admiral Ernest McNeill Eller: "Some men make a deep impression upon the events of their times and greatly affect the future without becoming well know to history. Admiral Wainwright was apparently one of these men. He has left his enduring mark upon the development of the powerful U.S. Navy that today is the first defense of not only America but of all nations that love freedom."

After being appointed to United States Naval Academy by President Lincoln at recommendation of Admiral Farragut, Wainwight went on to become a hero of the Spanish American War, and eventually Rear Admiral of the United States Navy.