I suspect that Abby had a safer ship and more contact with her “crew” than Farragut ever had.
Back when Farragut was sailing, 10 and 12 year olds were working 10 hour days too. There is no comparing the different generations of young people as it's apples to oranges. Abby also had all the highest tech toys available to her which made up for any lack of skill.
I suspect that Abby had a safer ship and more contact with her “crew” than Farragut ever had.
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Clearly not. The PR stunt failed.
Necessities of war are also on a different scale of assessment than a reality TV headline grabber, upon which family solvency is gambled and lost.
Many drummer boys in the civil war were shot at. This is not a justification to substitute .58 cal. minieballs for paintballs, or put out random potshots at garage bands.
Your analogy, like the endeavor itself, is perfectly stupid.