
Glory in the Name
(The first book in the Samuel Bowater series)(2004)
A novel by
James L Nelson
| "It is, by far, the best Civil War novel I have read; reeking of battle, duty, heroism and tragedy. It's a triumph of imagination and good, taut writing..." Bernard Cornwell |
Then call us Rebels if you will we glory in the name, for bending under unjust laws and swearing faith to an unjust cause, we count as greater shame. -- Richmond Daily Dispatch, May 12, 1862
April 12, 1861. With one jerk of a lanyard, one shell arching into the sky, years of tension explode into civil war. And for those men who do not know in which direction their loyalty calls them, it is a time for decisions. Such a one is Lieutenant Samuel Bowater, an officer of the U.S. Navy and a native of Charleston, South Carolina.
Hard-pressed to abandon the oath he swore to the United States, but unable to fight against his home state, Bowater accepts a commission in the nascent Confederate Navy, where captains who once strode the quarterdecks of the world's most powerful ships are now assuming command of paddle wheelers and towboats. Taking charge of the armed tugboat Cape Fear, and then the ironclad Yazoo River, Bowater and his men, against overwhelming odds, engage in the waterborne fight for Southern independence.
April 12, 1861. With one jerk of a lanyard, one shell arching into the sky, years of tension explode into civil war. And for those men who do not know in which direction their loyalty calls them, it is a time for decisions. Such a one is Lieutenant Samuel Bowater, an officer of the U.S. Navy and a native of Charleston, South Carolina.
Hard-pressed to abandon the oath he swore to the United States, but unable to fight against his home state, Bowater accepts a commission in the nascent Confederate Navy, where captains who once strode the quarterdecks of the world's most powerful ships are now assuming command of paddle wheelers and towboats. Taking charge of the armed tugboat Cape Fear, and then the ironclad Yazoo River, Bowater and his men, against overwhelming odds, engage in the waterborne fight for Southern independence.
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Hardback Editions
April 2003 : Hardback
| Title: Glory in the Name: A Novel of the Confederate Navy Author(s): James L. Nelson ISBN: 0-06-019969-5 / 978-0-06-019969-2 (USA edition) Publisher: William Morrow Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
Paperback Editions
June 2005 : Paperback
| Title: Glory in the Name Author(s): James Nelson ISBN: 0-552-15097-5 / 978-0-552-15097-2 (UK edition) Publisher: Corgi Books Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
April 2004 : Paperback
| Title: Glory in the Name: A Novel of the Confederate Navy Author(s): James L. Nelson ISBN: 0-06-095905-3 / 978-0-06-095905-0 (USA edition) Publisher: Harper Paperbacks Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
Other Editions
March 2007 : Kindle edition
| Title: Glory in the Name Author(s): James L. Nelson Publisher: HarperCollins e-books Availability: Amazon More details... |
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