The Monitor and the Merrimac: Both sides of the story: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

The Monitor and the Merrimac: Both sides of the story, credited to John Worden; Samuel Greene; H. Ashton Ramsay; Eugene Winslow Watson, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

About the work

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LibriVox recording of The Monitor and the Merrimac: Both sides of the story by John Worden; Samuel Greene; H. Ashton Ramsay; Eugene Winslow Watson. Read in English by Jeffery The American Civil War lasted four years, from 1861 to 1865. It included some iconic battles that have maintained enough interest to merit recounting the events in countless books. One such seminal battle was that of the USS Monitor versus the USS Merrimack, two ironclad ships, repurposed and redesigned to have a defensive advantage against conventional wooden war ships of the 19th century. The Monitor and the Merrimack faced off in a duel in the harbor at Hampton Roads, Virginia. The event represented the beginning of a new era of naval warfare. “The Monitor and the Merrimac” is a unique historical account of the first-hand experiences and perspectives of soldiers on each of the two ships. - Summary by Jeffery Smith

Recording facts

• Recording title: The Monitor and the Merrimac: Both sides of the story
• Author credits: John Worden; Samuel Greene; H. Ashton Ramsay; Eugene Winslow Watson
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 4
• Listed recording duration: 1:10:21

Catalogue topics

• war
• battle
• merrimac
• monitor
• civil
• merrimack

Track guide

1. 00 - Introduction — 5:35
2. 01 - The Monitor and the Merrimac — 21:37
3. 02 - The Merrimac and the Monitor — 36:22
4. 03 - The Last of the Monitor — 6:47

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