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Gr 4-8 Early in 1862, 13-year-old Tom Carroll must go to work when his father is killed in a Maryland battle. He finds a job at the Brooklyn Navy Yard, where he is put to work on "Ericsson's Folly," the ironclad that will become the "Monitor". He works closely with Captain Ericsson and becomes fascinated with this odd "raft." The floating battery is scoffed at by many, but the "Copperheads," Northerners who sympathize with the Southern cause, are distinctly interested. Tom is approached by Confederate spies but cleverly es...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Avi introduces readers to construction of the Union battleship the <i>Monitor</i> and its subsequent battle with the Confederacy's <i>Merrimac<...Log In or Sign Up to Read More