Big Bad Ironclad! (Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales #2): A Civil War Tale (Volume 2)

ISBN: 1419703951

Author: Hale, Nathan

Condition: New

In author-illustrator Nathan Hales Big Bad Ironclad, uncover the story of the American Civil Wars ironclad warships with this Hazardous Tale in the New York Times bestselling graphic novel series!Sail back in time and learn of a battle that changed warfare, and a war that changed history.Ships are great for transport, but when they are made of wood they tend to start leaking when cannons fire upon them. But what if the ship is covered with iron? Assuming it doesnt sink to the bottom of the ocean, wouldnt it be stronger and better than any other ship out there?This is the question that begins a race between the North and the South to come up with the biggest, best ironclad warships.Here is the story of the USS Monitor and the CSS Virginia (also called the Merrimack), two of the worlds first ironclad ships, and their fascinating role in the Civil War. Through their ironclad battle, you will get a wider perspective to the war. Meet Abraham Lincoln and his cabinet. Learn about General Winfield Scotts Anaconda Plan to cut off the South from any outside support. And meet Gideon Welles, Lincolns Father Neptune and secretary of the Navy.These books are, quite simply, brilliant. . . . Thrilling, bloody, action-packed stories from American history. -New York TimesNathan Hales Hazardous Tales! Read them all-if you dare! One Dead Spy: A Revolutionary War Tale (#1) Big Bad Ironclad!: A Civil War Tale (#2) Donner Dinner Party: A Pioneer Tale (#3) Treaties, Trenches, Mud, and Blood: A World War I Tale (#4) The Underground Abductor: An Abolitionist Tale about Harriet Tubman (#5) Alamo All-Stars: A Texas Tale (#6) Raid of No Return: A World War II Tale of the Doolittle Raid (#7) Lafayette!: A Revolutionary War Tale (#8) Major Impossible: A Grand Canyon Tale (#9) Blades of Freedom: A Tale of Haiti, Napoleon, and the Louisiana Purchase (#10) Cold War Correspondent: A Korean War Tale (#11) Above the Trenches: A WWI Flying Ace Tale (#12) Bones and Bersekers: 13 True Tales of Terror from American History (#13) Web of War: A World War II Tale (#14)