The Monitor and the Merrimac Landmark #16 HB

Fletcher Pratt

Published by Random House, 1951

About this Item

Vintage Cloth Hardback Book is in Very Good condition with a tight binding and clean crisp internal pages. Inside text is in Very Good to Very Good Plus condition and may well be unread. There is a small return address label inside the front cover at the top that has been marked through. There is the same small address label inside the back cover, but it has not been marked through. There is another smaller sticker with no printing on the last end page. And there is a personal seal at the bottom of the first title page. No other writing or markings inside or outside of the book. The top outside page ends show some fading or shelf wear with does not effect the inside text. Outside cloth covers show some minor soiling with some cover, corners, edges, and spine wear. No Dust Jacket. This is NOT an ex-library book, but has come from a private collection. This is a less common title in the wonderful Landmark series. Landmark Books and World Landmark Books are accurate, in-depth stories for young people in the 9-15 year old range. These living histories were written by award-winning authors or by men and women who experienced the events first hand. Written during the 1950's and 1960's and illustrated either with two-color drawings or clear photographs, the books are informative, enjoyable, and well worth reading and collecting. Landmark Book #16. In 1862 the Confederates built a startling kind of warship- an ironclad-designed to destroy the blockading Union fleet. But the Union Navy kept pace, and in turn commissioned a gifted inventor named John Ericsson to design and construct an ironclad for them. When the two ships- the Union's Monitor and the Confederacy's Merrimac met at Hampton Roads, the resulting battle became famous all over the world. It has been called a drawn battle, but the nimble Monitor had all the advantages, and it and its successors were able to keep the ports of the South closed more effectively than ever. There is stirring, authentic history in this account of a brilliant inventor, of proud ships, and of the stanch seamen who made up their crews. Seller Inventory # 240730G

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Monitor and the Merrimac Landmark #16 HB

Publisher: Random House

Publication Date: 1951

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good