{"product_id":"four-years-in-the-confederate-navy-the-career-of-captain-john-low-on-the-css-fingal-florida-alabama-tuscaloosa-and-ajax-9780820339382","title":"Four Years in the Confederate Navy: The Career of Captain John Low on the C.S.S. Fingal, Florida, Alabama, Tuscaloosa, and Ajax","description":"John Low came to America from England in 1856 at the suggestion of his uncle, Andrew Low, a prosperous Savannah- Liverpool businessman. Just as he established himself in nautical businesses in Savannah the Civil War broke out. Low was ordered to England to help in the undercover task of buying, building, and convoying warships to the South. William Stanley Hoole traces Low's adventures in the service of the Confederacy. Low aided in the acquisition and delivery of the ironclad \u003ci\u003eFingal\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eFlorida\u003c\/i\u003e. He served with Admiral Semmes aboard the famed raider \u003ci\u003eAlabama\u003c\/i\u003e and was involved in the capture, commissioning, voyage, and detention of the \u003ci\u003eTuscaloosa\u003c\/i\u003e. His final task was to deliver the \u003ci\u003eAjax\u003c\/i\u003e in the last days of the war.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e William Stanley Hoole\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Georgia Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/15\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 174\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.48lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.44d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780820339382\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWILLIAM STANLEY HOOLE (1903-1990) was a librarian at the University of Alabama and oversaw widespread improvements in its library system. He was a founding member of the Alabama Historical Association and editor of the \u003ci\u003eAlabama Review\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Georgia Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40195954868339,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":23.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_2b65cd53-e681-48f6-9323-16e5b122f307.jpg?v=1655992829","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/four-years-in-the-confederate-navy-the-career-of-captain-john-low-on-the-css-fingal-florida-alabama-tuscaloosa-and-ajax-9780820339382","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}