Union River Ironclad 1861-65 Poetry_Gift_Guide A child of the 1970s

A child of the 1970s

Twelve-year-old Danny thinks that there is something very familiar about the girl who plays shortstop on the team he faces during the championship series

she married playboy Jack Pickforrd

both women must maneuver carefully just to stay alive

man and nature

Union River Ironclad 1861-65 Poetry_Gift_Guide A child of the 1970sAt the start of the American Civil War, neither side had warships on the Mississippi River, which was a vital strategic artery. In what would prove the vital naval campaign of the war, both sides fought for control of the river. While the Confederates relied on field fortifications and small gunboats, the Union built a series of revolutionary river ironclads. First commissioned in January 1862, these ironclads spent the next two years battling for