TY - BOOK AU - Hale,Nathan TI - Big Bad Ironclad! : a Civil War Steamship Showdown T2 - Nathan Hale's hazardous tales SN - 9781419703959 (hardback) AV - E591 .H35 2012 U1 - 973.7/5 23 PY - 2012/// CY - New York PB - Amulet Books KW - United States KW - Navy KW - Comic books, strips, etc KW - History KW - Civil War, 1861-1865 KW - Juvenile literature KW - Confederate States of America KW - Merrimack (Frigate) KW - Monitor (Ironclad) KW - Graphic novels KW - gsafd N1 - Includes bibliographical references N2 - "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"--Publisher's web site ER -