Reign of Iron: The Story of the First Battling Ironclads, the Monitor and the Merrimack
by James L. Nelson
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At the outbreak of the Civil War, North and South quickly saw the need to develop the latest technology in naval warfare, the ironclad ship. After a year-long scramble to finish first, in a race filled with intrigue and second guessing, blundering and genius, the two ships -- the Monitor and the Merrimack -- after a four-hour battle, ended the three-thousand-year tradition of wooden men-of-war and ushered in "the reign of iron." In the first major work on the subject in thirty-five years, show more novelist, historian, and tall-ship sailor James L. Nelson, acclaimed author of the Brethren of the Coast trilogy, brilliantly recounts the story of these magnificent ships, the men who built and fought them, and the extraordinary battle that made them legend. show lessTags
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James L. Nelson is a native of Maine & a former professional square-rig sailor. He still lives in Maine with his wife & children, where he continues to write & maintain his involvement with traditional sail. He is the author of "By Force of Arms", "The Maddest Idea", "The Continental Risque", & "Lords of the Ocean". (Bowker Author Biography)
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- American Civil War (1861 | 1865)
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- 973.752 — History & geography History of North America United States Civil War Era (1857-1865) Naval history Events of 1861
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- E595 .M7 .N45 — History of the United States United States Civil War period, 1861-1865 The Civil War, 1861-1865 Naval history
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