MARC Record from Library of Congress

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001 2011030522
003 DLC
005 20111222142114.0
008 110721s2011 ncuab b 001 0deng
010 $a 2011030522
020 $a9780786465293 (softcover : alk. paper)
035 $a(OCoLC)ocn732960098
040 $aDLC$cDLC$dYDX$dYDXCP$dBWX$dCDX$dDLC
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050 00 $aE467.1.C98$bS74 2011
082 00 $a973.7/58092$aB$223
100 1 $aStempel, Jim,$d1948-
245 14 $aThe CSS Albemarle and William Cushing :$bthe remarkable Confederate ironclad and the Union officer who sank it /$cJim Stempel.
260 $aJefferson, N.C. :$bMcFarland & Co.,$cc2011.
300 $avi, 240 p. :$bill., map ;$c23 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520 $a"On October 27, 1864, two marvels of the Civil War collided on the Roanoke River. The first, Confederate ironclad Albemarle. The second, William B. Cushing, who had been selected to lead a virtual suicide mission to destroy the ironclad. This chronicle of the young officer's victory over the ironclad presents a tale of courage and accomplishment"--Provided by publisher.
600 10 $aCushing, William Barker,$d1842-1874.
610 20 $aAlbemarle (Confederate ironclad)
651 0 $aUnited States$xHistory$yCivil War, 1861-1865$xCommando operations.
651 0 $aNorth Carolina$xHistory$yCivil War, 1861-1865$xCommando operations.
651 0 $aUnited States$xHistory$yCivil War, 1861-1865$xRiverine operations.
651 0 $aNorth Carolina$xHistory$yCivil War, 1861-1865$xRiverine operations.
651 0 $aRoanoke River Valley (Va. and N.C.)$xHistory, Military$y19th century.
650 0 $aShip captains$zUnited States$vBiography.
610 10 $aUnited States.$bNavy$xOfficers$vBiography.