Recollections of a Naval Officer, 1841-1865

by William Harwar Parker

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An engaging memoir of a naval officer who went south to fight for the Confederacy.

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Genres: Nonfiction, History, Biography & Memoir
DDC/MDS: 359.0092 — Society, government, & culture Public administration & military science Naval forces and warfare Biography; History By Place Biography
LCC: V63 .P34 .A37 — Naval Science Naval science (General)
BISAC: HIS HISTORY Military Naval
BIO BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY General

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