Marvel, William. The Alabama & the Kearsarge; the sailor's Civil War.MARVEL, William. The Alabama & the Kearsarge; the sailor's Civil War. Univ. of North Carolina North Carolina, state in the SE United States. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean (E), South Carolina and Georgia (S), Tennessee (W), and Virginia (N). Facts and Figures Area, 52,586 sq mi (136,198 sq km). Pop. Press. 348p. illus, bibliog, index. c1996. 978-0-8078-5815-8. $19.95. SA * William Marvel knows how to tell a good story, even when it is mainly the story of dreary days at sea without action. Every Civil War buff knows that the USS Kearsarge USS Kearsarge has been the name of four commissioned ships of the United States Navy (and another ship that was renamed during construction). The first was named for Mount Kearsarge in New Hampshire; the later ones were named in honor of the first. defeated and sank the CSS Alabama
CSS Alabama was a screw sloop-of-war built for the Confederate States Navy at Birkenhead, England in 1862 by John Laird Sons and Company of Birkenhead. off Cherbourg in 1864. Unless they are also navy buffs, that is usually all that they know. The British-built CSS Alabama captured nearly 70 ships in the 22 months she operated. She chased down and often burned any Union ship she could find as well as any merchant whaler WHALER, mar. law. A vessel employed in the whale fishery. 2. It is usual for the owner of the vessel, the captain and crew, to divide the profits in just proportions, under an agreement similar to the contract Di Colonna. (q.v.) or cargo ship that was seen as belonging to or helping the North in any way. When it was not languishing lan·guish intr.v. lan·guished, lan·guish·ing, lan·guish·es 1. To be or become weak or feeble; lose strength or vigor. 2. in dry-dock for repairs, the USS Kearsarge, built in Portsmouth, NH, in 1861, spent most of its time in European waters looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. the Alabama. By the time they met on June 19, 1864, the Alabama was badly in need of repair and unable to defeat the Kearsarge as, circling each other, they blasted away in international waters off the coast of France. Marvel has poured through ships' logs, government correspondence and records, and the diaries and letters of the sailors on both ships. From these materials, he has recreated for the reader the day-to-day life on two of the most famous ships in the Civil War. Patricia Moore, Chestnut Hill, MA S--Recommended for senior high school students. A--Recommended for advanced students and adults. This code will help librarians and teachers working in high schools where there are honors and advanced placement students. This also will help extend KLIATT's usefulness in public libraries. *--The asterisk highlights exceptional books. |
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