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“Don’t give up the ship” could mean: Stay in the boat. Even when the crew is imperfect. When the storms are fierce. When the pope and the president change. Don’t leap overboard. There’s safety and ...
I am pleased to contribute a foreword to Don’t Give Up the Ship!, Professor Donald Hickey’s study of the myths and misconceptions of the War of 1812.We are approaching the bicentennial of that ...
From 'Don't give up the ship' and 'Dreary Erie' to 'It's Okay to Love Erie,' slogans and nicknames mold a perception, positive and negative, of an evolving community.
Replicas of the U.S. Brig Niagara's "Dont Give Up The Ship" battle flag fly all over Erie County, Pennsylvania, in honor of Oliver Hazard Perry's flag in the Battle of Lake Erie in the War of 1812.
The commanding officer of Edsall lived up to the U.S. Navy tenet, 'Don't give up the ship,' even when faced with overwhelming odds," Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Lisa Franchetti said in a statement.
Growing up in Erie, I quickly learned Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry's "Dont give up the ship" flag was created in the city and a foundational description of the community.