Books

Hardcover, 213 Pages. Author: Harold Holzer. All Book Sales are Final.

Noted historian John V. Quarstein recounts the compelling story of this ironclad underdog, providing detailed appendices, including crew member biographies, and a complete chronology of the ship and crew.

Battle of the Ironclads, by John V. Quarstein, brings to life the dramatic events which occurred in Hampton Roads on March 8 and 9, 1862.

Hardcover, 160 Pages. Author: Vincent Scott.  All book sales are final.

This book of beautiful images and descriptions brings to life the models of August Crabtree.

Lavish illustrations complement this informative and highly readable account.

Lincoln at Cooper Union explores Lincoln's most influential and widely reported pre-presidential address -- an extraordinary appeal by the western politician to the eastern elite that propelled him toward the Republican nomination for president.

On March 9, 1862, the USS Monitor and CSS Virginia met in the Battle of Hampton Roads- the first time ironclad vessels would engage each other in combat.

Virginia played an important role during World War 1, supplying the Allied Forces with food, horses, and steel in 1915 and 1916. The author details the state's manifold contributions to the war effort and presents a study of monuments erected after the war.

A city that evolves with the tides of shipbuilding and war.