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| Publication | 1959 | Price: 0.00 FREE | Pages: 1 |
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| Cover | The Merrimack Versus The Monitor |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction; Military |
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| Illustration | Naval Weapons 1820 - 1865 (1 page) |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction; History; Military |
| Notes | Black and white line drawings of various naval weapons. (Roscoe was a writer who did some work for the pulps, so I'm assuming Walesby is the artist).
On bottom of page: By Stokes Walesby and Theodore Roscoe. Copyright 1959 by Stokes Walesby, Wash., D.C. |
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| Comic Story | Navy Under Sail And Steam (1 page) |
| Synopsis | View of the American navy in the years just before steam. |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction; History; Military | Characters: American sailors |
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| Comic Story | Matthew Calbraith Perry (3 pages) |
| Synopsis | Biography of the career of Commodore Perry, including: the anti-slave trade patrol; promotion of steam power; naval leadership in the war with Mexico; and the opening of Japan. |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction; History; Military | Characters: Matthew Calbraith Perry; American sailors; Japanese officials |
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| Comic Story | Matthew Fontaine Maury (2 pages) |
| Synopsis | Injured in a stagecoach accident, Maury is assigned to permanent shore duty. He compiles and disseminates massive amounts of data on navigation and hydrography, and guides creation of the trans-Atlantic telegraph cable. During the Civil War he develops new types of explosive mines for the Confederacy. |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction; History; Military | Characters: Matthew Fontaine Maury |
| Notes | Short biography of Matthew Maury. |
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| Comic Story | John L. Worden (2 pages) |
| Synopsis | Worden commands U.S.S. Monitor on its first mission and, although gravely wounded, drives off the enemy to save the squadron, and maintain the blockade, at Hampton Roads. |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction; History; Military | Characters: John L. Worden; Abraham Lincoln; American sailors |
| Notes | Short biography of Worden, Captain of the Monitor. |
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| Comic Story | David Glasgow Farragut (4 pages) |
| Synopsis | Already 60 years old, Farragut is assigned shore duty in the Civil War. Transferred to seagoing command at last, he captures Mobile and New Orleans with daring tactics and under great personal danger. |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction; History; Military | Characters: David G. Farragut; Mrs. Farragut; American sailors |
| Notes | Biography of Farragut, detailing his campaigns against New Orleans and Mobile during the Civil War. |
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| Comic Story | David Dixon Porter (2 pages) |
| Synopsis | Brought up in the age of sail, Porter becomes a powerful proponent of steam propulsion. In the Civil War he commands the fleet on the upper Mississippi, and plays a vital role in the capture of Vicksburg. |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction; History; Military | Characters: David Dixon Porter; American sailors; Ulysses S. Grant |
| Notes | Short biography of Admiral Porter and the Siege of Vicksburg. |
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| Comic Story | William B. Cushing (2 pages) |
| Synopsis | Expelled from Annapolis for his pranks, Cushing leads daring and innovative actions in the Civil War. |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction; History; Military | Characters: William B. Cushing; American sailors |
| Notes | Biography of Cushing, and his sinking of the ironclad Albemarle. |
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| Comic Story | Naval Inventions Civil War (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Ericsson develops numerous naval innovations, especially the turreted ironclad Monitor. |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction; Military |
| Notes | On inside back cover. |
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| Illustration | Naval Engagements 1861 - 1865 (1 page) |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction; War |
| Notes | Map of the South East coast of America showing all the naval engagements that took place there during the Civil War. Image on back cover. |
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