Glory in the Name: A Novel of the Confederate Navy
By James L. NelsonApril 12, 1861. With one jerk of a lanyard, one shell arching into the sky, years of tension exploded into civil war. And for those men who did not know in which direction their loyalty called them, it was a time for decisions. Such a one was Lieutenant Samuel Bowater, an officer of the United States Navy, a native of Charleston, South Carolina.
Hard pressed to abandon the oath he swore to the United States, but unable to fight against his home state, Bowater accepts a commission in the nascent Confederate navy, where captains who once strode the quarterdecks of the world's most powerful ships are now assuming command of paddle wheelers and towboats. Taking charge of the armed tugboatCape Fear, and then the ironclad Yazoo River, Bowater and his men go toe to toe with the powerful Union navy, standing up boldly in the face of the overwhelming force and resources of the North.
From Norfolk to Hampton Roads, from Roanoke Island to the wild nighttime battle on the river below New Orleans, Glory in the Name tells the dramatic story of the Confederate States Navy, and the brave men who carried forward against overwhelming odds the waterborne fight for Southern independence.
show more
Book details
- Hardcover
- 420 pages
- English
- 0060199695
- 9780060199692
About James L. Nelson
james l. nelson (1962-) is an american historical nautical novelist. he was born in lewiston, maine. in 1980, nelson graduated from lewiston high school. n Read More about James L. Nelson
More Books By James L. Nelson
People who bought this also bought
Bridging Separate Gender Worlds: Why Men and Women Clash and How Therapists Can Bring Them Together
Used Book
Understanding Jesus : Cultural Insights into the Words and Deeds of Christ
Used Book
Martin Luther King Jr. on Leadership : Inspiration and Wisdo
New Book
Ethics for the Young Mind: A Guide for Teachers and Parents of Children Becoming Adolescents
Used Book
American Renaissance: Art and Expression in the Age of Emerson and Whitman
Used Book
Shades of Light: A Spiritual Memoir, A Mother and Daughter's Pathway to God
Used Book
The Gift of Participation: A Guide to Making Informed Decisions About Volunteering for a Clinical Trial
Used Book
The Girlfriends' Guide to Getting Your Groove Back: Loving Your Family Without Losing Your Mind
Used Book
Listening to Prozac: A Psychiatrist Explores Antidepressant Drugs and the Remaking of the Self
Used Book
Obscenity and Film Censorship: An Abridgement of the Williams Report
Used Book
Public Enemies : Dueling Writers Take On Each Other and the World
Used Book
Loyola Book of Verse: With Biographical, Explanatory and Critical Notes
Used Book