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Big bad ironclad! : a Civil War steamship showdown Cover Image Book

Big bad ironclad! : a Civil War steamship showdown / text and illustrations, Nathan Hale.

Hazardous tales big bad ironclad (other title)
Hale, Nathan, 1976- (author,, illustrator.).

Summary:

"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 prankedhis 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.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781419703959
  • ISBN: 1419703951
  • ISBN: 9780606401975
  • ISBN: 0606401970
  • Physical Description: 118 pages, 10 unnumbered pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps, portraits ; 20 cm.
  • Publisher: New York : Amulet Books, 2012.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Map on endpapers.
Chiefly illustrations.
Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (page 127).
Target Audience Note:
GN280L Lexile
Study Program Information Note:
Accelerated Reader AR MG 2.3 1 152445.

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Genre: Graphic novels.
Comics (Graphic works)
Historical fiction.

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  • 1 of 1 copy available at McDowell County Public Library.

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