{"product_id":"iron-dawn-the-monitor-the-merrimack-and-the-civil-war-sea-battle-that-changed-history-9781476794198","title":"Iron Dawn: The Monitor, the Merrimack, and the Civil War Sea Battle That Changed History","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"An utterly absorbing account of one of history's most momentous battles\" (\u003ci\u003eForbes\u003c\/i\u003e) that not only changed the Civil War but the future of all sea power--from acclaimed popular historian Richard Snow, who \"writes with verve and a keen eye\" (\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNo single sea battle has had more far-reaching consequences than the one fought in Hampton Roads, Virginia, in 1862. The Confederacy, with no fleet of its own, took a radical step to combat the Union blockade, building an iron fort containing ten heavy guns on the hull of a captured Union frigate named the \u003ci\u003eMerrimack\u003c\/i\u003e. The North got word of the project, and, in panicky desperation, commissioned an eccentric inventor named John Ericsson to build the \u003ci\u003eMonitor\u003c\/i\u003e, an entirely revolutionary iron warship. Rushed through to completion in just one hundred days, it mounted only two guns, but they were housed in a shot-proof revolving turret. The ship hurried south from Brooklyn, only to arrive to find the \u003ci\u003eMerrimack \u003c\/i\u003ehad already sunk half the Union fleet--and would be back to finish the job. When she returned, the \u003ci\u003eMonitor \u003c\/i\u003ewas there. She fought the \u003ci\u003eMerrimack\u003c\/i\u003e to a standstill, and, many believe, saved the Union cause. As soon as word of the fight spread, Great Britain--the foremost sea power of the day--ceased work on all wooden ships. A thousand-year-old tradition ended and the naval future opened. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Richly illustrated with photos, maps, and engravings, \u003ci\u003eIron Dawn\u003c\/i\u003e \"renders all previous accounts of the encounter between the \u003ci\u003eMonitor\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eMerrimack\u003c\/i\u003e as obsolete as wooden war ships\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Dallas Morning News\u003c\/i\u003e). Richard Snow brings to vivid life the tensions of the time in this \"lively tale of science, war, and clashing personalities\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSnow, Richard:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Richard Snow spent nearly four decades at \u003ci\u003eAmerican Heritage \u003c\/i\u003emagazine, serving as editor in chief for seventeen years, and has been a consultant on historical motion pictures, among them \u003ci\u003eGlory\u003c\/i\u003e, and has written for documentaries, including the Burns brothers' \u003ci\u003eCivil War\u003c\/i\u003e, and Ric Burns's award-winning PBS film \u003ci\u003eConey Island\u003c\/i\u003e, whose screenplay he wrote. He is the author of multiple books, including, most recently, \u003ci\u003eDisney's Land\u003c\/i\u003e.","brand":"Scribner Book Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50515349897490,"sku":"9781476794198","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_7a31913c-d005-4124-9c9f-8cb5e3b87954.jpg?v=1731003349","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/iron-dawn-the-monitor-the-merrimack-and-the-civil-war-sea-battle-that-changed-history-9781476794198","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}