Download or read book In Bitter Tempest written by Stephen D. Regan and published by Wiley-Blackwell. This book was released on 1994 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The biography chronicles Fletcher's life as a loyal career naval officer, starting with his childhood as scion of a locally prominent family in Marshalltown, Iowa, and including his attendance at the U.S.