{"product_id":"blue-gray-at-sea-naval-memoirs-of-the-civil-war-9780765308962","title":"Blue \u0026 Gray at Sea: Naval Memoirs of the Civil War","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBlue \u0026amp; Gray at Sea\u003c\/i\u003e looks at the naval warriors who took the Civil War out to sea, featuring accounts of their actions in their own words.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eExcerpted memoirs included: \u003cbr\u003e- \u003ci\u003e Incidents and Anecdotes of the Cival War\u003c\/i\u003e by Admiral Porter, including sections dealing with the political schism of the navy at the war's outbreak, as well as accounts of various naval campaigns around the gulf.\u003cbr\u003e-\u003ci\u003e Recollections of a Rebel Reefer\u003c\/i\u003e by James Morris Morgan, the memoir of a midshipman's coming of age in the Confederate navy including his part in the retreat further south of CSA President Jefferson Davis and his family.\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ci\u003eAutobiography of George Dewey, Admiral of the Navy\u003c\/i\u003e by Admiral George Dewey who, while a wet-behind-the-ears lieutenant, served under the legendary naval master and Lincoln's Admiral David Farragut.\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ci\u003eTwo years on the Alabama \u003c\/i\u003eby Arthur Sinclair\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ci\u003eCSS Shenandoah: The Memoirs of LT. Commanding James I. Waddell\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBrian M. Thomsen\u003c\/b\u003e (1959-2008) was a notable editor of fantasy and science fiction anthologies, and of historical works. His edited volumes of history include \u003ci\u003eShadows of Blue and Gray: The Civil War Writings of Ambrose Pierce\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBlue \u0026amp; Grey At Sea: Naval Memoirs of the Civil War\u003c\/i\u003e, an abridged version of \u003ci\u003eThe Civil War Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Man in the Arena: Selected Writings of Theodore Roosevelt\u003c\/i\u003e. His science fiction and fantasy anthologies include \u003ci\u003eAlternate Gettysburgs\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe American Fantasy Tradition\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eOcean of Space\u003c\/i\u003e. He also wrote several short stories and collaborated with Julius Schwartz on Schwartz's autobiography.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"St. Martins Press-3PL","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50872793563410,"sku":"9780765308962","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_d9a5a2bc-f69d-4dbb-ba46-9d4b91203793.jpg?v=1737910638","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/blue-gray-at-sea-naval-memoirs-of-the-civil-war-9780765308962","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}