Conrad Elroy, Powder Monkey

The Role of the Navy in the Civil War

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Conrad Elroy, Powder Monkey

The Role of the Navy in the Civil War

Reinforced Library Binding

Educational Children's Book (Ages 9-12)

Publish Date
Language
English
Pages
48

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Cover of: Conrad Elroy, Powder Monkey
Conrad Elroy, Powder Monkey: The Role of the Navy in the Civil War
August 15, 2003, Perfection Learning
Hardcover in English - Reinforced Library Binding

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First Sentence

"Explains the role that the Union and Confederate navies played in the Civil War and includes the fictitious story of a young U.S. Navy powder monkey caught in the middle of war. This book contains archival photographs, maps, and colored paintings. It also includes bolded vocabulary words with a glossary and an index. Children will be able to identify with the young, main character and learn about an important event in American history at the same time."

Table of Contents

Introduction
Page 5
The Plan
Page 10
Honor Not the War, but the Warrior
Page 15
Be a Man Today
Page 20
Medal of Honor
Page 24
Blackade-Runners and Commerce Raiders
Page 29
Ironclads
Page 34
The Battle of Mobile Bay
Page 38
Powder Monkeys
Page 42
Afterword
Page 44
Glossary
Page 45
Index
Page 48

Edition Notes

The author, Alvin Robert Cunningham, is a retired educator of 34 years. He taught American History at Henry High School in Henry, Illinois and Social Studies in the Ottawa Elementary Schools in Ottawa, Illinois. Mr. Cunningham enjoys reading, expecially about American history in the 19th century. He and his wife enjoy living at their new home in Streator, Illinois.

Series
Reading Essentials in Social Studies
Genre
Juvenile Historical Fiction/Nonfiction

The Physical Object

Format
Hardcover
Number of pages
48
Dimensions
9 x 7 x 0.4 inches
Weight
10.6 ounces

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL7996487M
ISBN 10
0756945747
ISBN 13
9780756945749
Library Thing
9213498
Goodreads
1313672

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