If By Sea: The Forging of the American Navy -From the Revolution to the War of 1812
          ~ George C Daughan, Basic Books, ISBN: 0465016073

George Washington's Secret Navy: How the American Revolution Went to Sea
          ~ James Nelson, International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press, ISBN: 0071628258

Patriot Pirates: The Privateer War for Freedom and Fortune in the American Revolution
          ~ Robert H. Patton, Pantheon, ISBN: 0375422846

Blue Water Patriots: The American Revolution Afloat
          ~ James M. Volo, Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., ISBN: 0742561208