Semmes: Rebel Raider

Semmes: Rebel Raider, by John M. Taylor. Noted historian and biographer John M. Taylor illustrates how, under Semmes’s command, the Alabama became a household name in America and overseas and struck fear into the hearts of ships’ crews and passengers alike. Incredibly, Semmes and the Alabama traveled 75,000 miles, and as far east as Singapore, without ever taking refuge in a Confederate port. In 1864, off the coast of Cherbourg, France, the Union’s USS Kearsarge finally caught up with the Confederate raider and fought the last ever ship-to-ship gun duel between wooden warships. (126 pages, 8.25” x 5.25”, Hardcover) – Item #1475