Stephen Russell Mallory A Biography of the Confederate Navy Secretary And United States by Rodman L. Underwood ISBN 13: 9780786422999

Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Co., 2005. Hardcover. Near Fine/None. Full color, glossy boards are clean and bright. Binding is tight. Interior is unmarked. Quarto (7 1/8 x 10 1/4 ins.) BOOK INFO: Includes bibliographical references (pp. 215-241) and index. ?Just as Confederate naval action is commonly overshadowed by the land battles of the Civil War, the navy?s originator, Stephen Mallory, is often passed over in favor of more famous leaders. Mallory had served as one of Florida?s U.S. senators for ten years when the state?s secession forced him to resign. In the Confederate government he became the naval secretary, challenged to create a valid military force where none had existed. This biography of Stephen Russell Mallory chronicles his formative years in Key West, his decades of public service, and his declining days. It discusses his career in the United States Senate, where he chaired the Committee for Naval Affairs, helping to strengthen?in an ironic twist of fate?the very navy he would… Read More

McFarland & Company, Inc.. Very Good. 2005. Hardcover. Hardback; very good in lightly scuffed pictorial boards. ; Illustrated. ; 248 pages .

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