Monitor boys
the crew of the Union's first ironclad
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Author
Publication
2011 - History Press, Charleston, SC, South Carolina
Language
English
Word Count
87,250 words, Guess
Page Count
349 pages
Identifiers
- ISBN-139781596294554
- ISBN-101596294558
- Library of Congress Control Number2010052980
- OCLC Control Number694566456
- Better World Books9781596294554
and 1 more
- Open LibraryOL24903624M
Classifications
- DDC973.7/52
- LCCE595.M7 Q83 2011
- LCCE595.M7Q83 2011
Description
The United States Navy's first ironclad warship rose to glory during the Battle of Hampton Roads on March 9, 1862, but there's much more to know about the USS Monitor. Historian John Quarstein has painstakingly compiled bits of historical data gathered through years of research to present the first comprehensive picture of the lives of the officers and crew who served faithfully in an iron ship unlike any vessel previously known. "The Monitor Boys," a moniker the men gave themselves, is a reflection of how these hundred-odd souls were bound together through storms, battles, boredom and disaster. Just living aboard the ironclad took uncommon effort and fortitude. Their perseverance through the heat, stress and un-seaworthiness that defined life on the ship makes the study of those who dared it a worthy endeavor. Many recognized that they were part of history. Moreover, the Monitor Boys were agents in the change of naval warfare.
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