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More copies of this ISBNThis title in other editionsLast Flag Down: The Epic Journey of the Last Confederate Warshipby John Baldwin
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:As the Confederacy felt itself slipping beneath the Union juggernaut in late 1864, the South launched a desperate counteroffensive to shatter the U.S. economy and force a standoff. Its secret weapon? A state-of-the-art raiding ship whose mission was to prowl the worlds oceans and sink the U.S. merchant fleet. The raiders name was Shenandoah, and her executive officer was Conway Whittle, a twenty-four-year-old warrior who might have stepped from the pages of Arthurian legend. Whittle would share command with a dark and brooding veteran of the seas, Capt. James Waddell, and together with a crew of strays, misfits, and strangers, they would spend nearly a year sailing two-thirds of the way around the globe, destroying dozens of Union ships and taking more than a thousand prisoners, all while continually dodging the enemy.
Then, in August of 1865, a British ship revealed the shocking truth to the men of Shenandoah: The war had been over for months, and they were now being hunted as pirates. What ensued was an incredible 15,000-mile journey to the one place the crew hoped to find sanctuary, only to discover that their fate would depend on how they answered a single question. Wondrously evocative and filled with drama and poignancy, Last Flag Down is a riveting story of courage, nobility, and rare comradeship forged in the quest to achieve the impossible. From the Hardcover edition. Synopsis:In late 1864, the South's secret weapon was a state-of-the-art raiding ship that prowled the world's oceans and sank the U.S. merchant fleet. The crew would spend nearly a year destroying dozens of Union ships and taking more than 1,000 prisoners before learning the war was over--and that they were being hunted as pirates.
About the AuthorJohn Baldwin, a relative of Conway Whittle, is a magazine writer, lecturer, and the author of two novels. At seventeen, Baldwin was apprenticed to the ships carpenter on a merchant vessel sailing the ports of Africa.
Ron Powers, a Pulitzer Prize winner, is the author or coauthor of twelve previous books, among them the number one bestseller Flags of Our Fathers and the acclaimed biography Mark Twain, a finalist for the 2005 National Book Critics Circle Award. From the Hardcover edition. What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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