Synopses & Reviews
Each of the books in Nathan Hale’s Hazardous Tales has elements of the strange but true and is presented in an engaging, funny format, highlighting the larger-than-life characters that pop up in real history. Big Bad Ironclad! covers the history of the amazing ironclad steam warships used in the Civil War.
From the ship’s inventor, who had a history of blowing things up and only 100 days to complete his project, to the mischievous William Cushing, who pranked his way through the whole war, this book is filled with surprisingly true facts and funny, brave characters that modern readers will easily relate to.
Review
"Readers interested in American history will enjoy these graphic novels....Comic panels of varying sizes enhance the real-life events and support the stories’ over-thetop humor...the writing is accessible and entertaining; author Hale’s style gives readers an insider-y, you-are-there-type scoop." Horn Book
Review
"Livelier than the typical history textbook but sillier than the many outstanding works on the Civil War available for young readers, this will appeal to both history buffs and graphic-novel enthusiasts." Kirkus Reviews
Synopsis
Uncover the story of the Civil War's ironclad warships with the New York Times bestselling graphic novel series Ships are great for transport and sieges, but they tend to start leaking when cannons are fi red at them. But what if the ship is covered with iron? Assuming it doesn't sink to the bottom of the ocean, wouldn't 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.
Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales are graphic novels that tell the thrilling, shocking, gruesome, and TRUE stories of American history. Read them all--if you dare
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Synopsis
New York Times Bestselling Series "These books are, quite simply, brilliant. . . . Thrilling, bloody, action-packed stories from American history." --New York Times Uncover the story of the American Civil War's ironclad warships with the New York Times bestselling graphic novel series
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 doesn't sink to the bottom of the ocean, wouldn't 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 world's first ironclad ships and their fascinating role in the Civil War, and through their ironclad battle, you will get wider perspective to the war. Meet Abraham Lincoln and his cabinet. Learn about General Winfield Scott's Anaconda Plan to cut off the South from any outside support. And meet Gideon Welles, Lincoln's "Father Neptune" and Secretary of the Navy.
Sail back in time and learn of a battle that changed warfare, and a war that changed history.
Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales Read them all--if you dare
One Dead Spy: A Revolutionary War Tale (Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales #1)
Big Bad Ironclad : A Civil War Tale (Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales #2)
Donner Dinner Party: A Pioneer Tale (Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales Book #3)
Treaties, Trenches, Mud, and Blood: A World War I Tale (Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales #4)
The Underground Abductor: An Abolitionist Tale about Harriet Tubman (Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales #5)
Alamo All-Stars: A Texas Tale (Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales #6)
Raid of No Return: A World War II Tale of the Doolittle Raid (Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales #7):
Lafayette : A Revolutionary War Tale (Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales #8)
Major Impossible: A Grand Canyon Tale (Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales #9)
Blades of Freedom: A Tale of Haiti, Napoleon, and the Louisiana Purchase (Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales #10)
Cold War Correspondent: A Korean War Tale (Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales #11)
About the Author
Nathan Hale is the illustrator of the graphic novel Rapunzel’s Revenge, which was an Al Roker Book Club for Kids selection, an ALA Notable Book, and a YALSA Great Graphic Novel for Teens and earned three starred reviews. He is also the illustrator of several picture books. He lives in Provo, Utah, with his wife and their two children.