Big Bad Ironclad! A Civil War Tale
by Nathan Hale (Author/Illustrator)
Each of the books in Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales has elements of the strange but true and is presented in an engaging, funny format, highlighting the larger-than-life characters that pop up in real history. Big Bad Ironclad! covers the history of the amazing ironclad steam warships used in the American Civil War.
From the ship's inventor, who had a history of blowing things up and only 100 days to complete his project, to the mischievous William Cushing, who pranked his way through the whole war, this book is filled with surprisingly true facts and funny, brave characters that modern readers will easily relate to.
From the ship's inventor, who had a history of blowing things up and only 100 days to complete his project, to the mischievous William Cushing, who pranked his way through the whole war, this book is filled with surprisingly true facts and funny, brave characters that modern readers will easily relate to.
Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales Series—Summary and Book Order
Series: Nathan Hale's Hazardous TalesReading level: 8+
Books in series: 12
Read in order? No
Website: hazardoustales.blogspot.com
Tags: graphic novel non fiction historical culture action boys comedy & humour
Print series book list
Books in series order
1. One Dead Spy: A Revolutionary War Tale (2012)2. Big Bad Ironclad! A Civil War Tale (2012)
3. Donner Dinner Party: A Pioneer Tale (2013)
4. Treaties, Trenches, Mud, and Blood: A World War I Tale (2014)
5. The Underground Abductor: An Abolitionist Tale (2015)
6. Alamo All-Stars: A Texas Tale (2016)
7. Raid of No Return: A World War II Tale of the Doolittle Raid (2017)
8. Lafayette! (2018)
9. Major Impossible (2019)
10. Blades of Freedom: a Louisiana Purchase Tale (2020)
11. Cold War Correspondent: A Korean War Tale (2021)
12. Above the Trenches (2023)