{"product_id":"9781476794204","title":"Iron Dawn: The Monitor, the Merrimack, and the Civil War Sea Battle that Changed History","description":"“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).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\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).","brand":"Scribner","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47177261613296,"sku":"9781476794204","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781476794204_p0.jpg?v=1763610569","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781476794204","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}