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  • Glory in the Name

  • A Novel of the Confederate Navy
  • By: James L. Nelson
  • Narrated by: Bradford Hastings
  • Length: 18 hrs and 30 mins
  • 4.8 out of 5 stars (14 ratings)

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Glory in the Name

By: James L. Nelson
Narrated by: Bradford Hastings
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April 12, 1861. With one jerk of a lanyard, one shell arching into the sky, years of tension exploded into civil war. And for those men who did not know in which direction their loyalty called them, it was a time for decisions. Such a one was Lieutenant Samuel Bowater, an officer of the United States Navy, a native of Charleston, South Carolina.

Hard pressed to abandon the oath he swore to the United States, but unable to fight against his home state, Bowater accepts a commission in the nascent Confederate navy, where captains who once strode the quarterdecks of the world’s most powerful ships are now assuming command of paddle wheelers and towboats. Taking charge of the armed tugboat Cape Fear, and then the ironclad Yazoo River, Bowater and his men go toe to toe with the powerful Union navy, standing up boldly in the face of the overwhelming force and resources of the North.

From Norfolk to Hampton Roads, from Roanoke Island to the wild nighttime battle on the river below New Orleans, Glory in the Name tells the dramatic story of the Confederate States Navy, and the brave men who carried forward against overwhelming odds the waterborne fight for Southern independence.

©2003 James L. Nelson (P)2022 Blackstone Publishing
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WOWWW. COULDN'T STOP LISTENING! HIGHLY RECOMMEND.

Author, James L. Nelson outdoes himself again with this epic HISTORICAL (barely fictional) Civil War novel set in the Confederate Navy. IRONCLADS. STEAMERS. PADDLE-WHEELERS. TUGBOATS. FRIGATES and more.. 1860s - the time of innovation in naval warfare. The reader can easily see the visuals painted in words by Nelson of mesmerizing battle scenes, pastoral scenery and unconditional love.
Narration is epic, excellent. WHAT AN EXCELLENT BOOK.

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Maritime Iron

There is much written about the Civil War. And much left blank because time erases all…eventually. Historical fiction paints a face on the names. Brings them to life. They were real people not caricatures in a movie producers wallet. Real people is how they deserve to be remembered. A good read that leaves me wanting more.

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A epic saga………………….

A long listen but after setting the atmosphere is becomes exciting. Need to pay attention to the cast of characters.

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