Tim McGrath on Commodore John Barry | Read the Revolution Speaker Series

Author and avid sailor Tim McGrath joined the Museum on Wednesday evening, Nov. 15, for a special presentation, “’What Think You of an American Fleet?’: The Rise and Fall of the Continental Navy,” to kickoff the Museum's 2023-24 Read the Revolution Speaker Series. Drawing on two of his award-winning books, Give Me a Fast Ship: The Continental Navy and America’s Revolution at Sea and John Barry: An American Hero in the Age of Sail, McGrath illustrated the life of Commodore John Barry (1745-1803) and his role in the Continental Navy, our first official naval force.