Sea Wolf of the Confederacy: The Daring Civil War Raids of Naval Lt. Charles W. Read
- ISBN-10
- 1574092073
- ISBN-13
- 9781574092073
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 256
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2005-09-01
- Publisher
- Sheridan House, Inc.
- Author
- David W. Shaw
Description
David Shaw is the author of America's Victory and a number of other books. He lives in Maine.
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