The Wake of the Woonsocket (The Continuing Adventures of Rory Dunbrody, CSN & Tobias St. John, USN Book 3)
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| Rating | : | 4.77 (876 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B0046LVBCK |
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| Number of Pages | : | 353 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-08-21 |
| Language | : | English |
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He held appointments from five Washington State governors and the chief justice of the State Supreme Court. He lives on Puget Sound and the island of O'ahu. He is a US Army veteran. He also co-authored The Wilkes Expediton, Puget Sound and the Oregon Country (1987), a history. . Eldridge began his series after retiring from careers in university administration, elected office, and administrative law. Eldridge taught maritime history periodically for 30 years in Washington colleges, and chaired the maritime committee of the Washington State Centennial Committee. About the Author Les Eldridge is the author of three novels in a series on the American Civil War at sea: The Chesapeake Command (2005), Gray Raiders, Green Seas (2007), and The Wake of the Woonsocket (August, 2008)
In the process, Tobias barely escapes death at the hand of his nemesis, blockade-runner Bertram Ludlow, off the mouth of the Rio Bravo! Next, Rory and Tobias are thrown together during the greatest race riot in history, as New York Irish and free Blacks clash while the Draft takes effect. In yet another espionage mission masterminded by Lincoln and his Secret Service Chief, Allen Pinkerton, Tobias, aboard USS Woonsocket must sort through the conflicting expectations of Mexican President Benito Juarez with his need for weapons to putdown Mexico’s French-supported rebellion, and Lincoln’s need to keep French imperialism at bay while insuring that the blockade of Matamoros does not interfere with cotton shipments for Union uniforms. And speaking of New York, Raphael Semmes in the CSS Alabama opted not to attack its harbor for lack of fuel, and Taylor Wood of the CSS Rappahannock cancelled a raid on the Brooklyn Navy Yard for want of a pilot. They must stage a mock murder to keep the men in their commands alive in the chaos. Is there no Rebel Navy raider who will rise to the challenge? Rory Dunbrody, now, there’s the lad! He assaults New York with explosive results!
He is a US Army veteran. Eldridge began his series after retiring from careers in university administration, elected office, and administrative law. . He lives on Puget Sound and the island of O'ahu. He also co-authored The Wilkes Expediton, Puget Sound and the Oregon Country (1987), a history. He held appointments from five Washington State governors and the chief justice of the State Supreme Court. Eldridge taught maritime history periodically for 30 years in Washington
"Superb book" according to Richard T. Mahoney. This is the third in a series by Eldridge. The growing power of this author becomes abundantly clear in this extraordinarily well researched book. It provides an authoritative view of the the naval aspects of the Civil War and the key players in that unfortunate episode of American history. The narrative is well constructed and entertwines the careers of two soldiers, one white on the side of the South and one black on the side of the North. This parallelism provides the opportunity for many penetrating and insightful views of America in the 1860s and America in the 2000s. A particularly well done aspect of the book is the examination of