Non-Fiction Books
Non-Fiction Books
45. Daly, Robert Welter. See also William Frederick Keeler's book "Aboard the USS Monitor . . ."

46. Daly, Robert Welter. How the Merrimac Won: The Strategic Story of the C.S.S. Virginia. New York: Crowell, 1957. 211pp. E473.2.D3 The author concludes that the Virginia scored a victory over the Monitor because the Confederate ironclad disrupted the Army of the Potomac's drive to Richmond. The author provides his sources.

47. Davis, William C. Duel Between the First Ironclads. Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1975. 201pp. E473.2.D38 This is an overview of the Monitor, the Virginia, the Battle of Hampton Roads, and the roles of all the major officials. This monograph includes footnotes, bibliography, an index, photographs, and maps. This volume was reprinted by LSU Press, Barnes and Noble, and others.

48. De Kay, James Tertius. Monitor: The Story of the Legendary Civil War Inronclad and the Man Whose Invention Changed the Course of History. New York: Walker, 1997. 247pp. E595.M7D45 1997 The author skillfully blends the story of the Battle of Hampton Roads, the technological impact of the Monitor, and the life of her inventor, John Ericsson. The volume contains photographs and illustrations.

49. Donovan, Frank Robert. The Ironclads. New York: Barnes, 1961. 125pp. A Wonderful World Book for grades 5-8.

50. Donovan, Frank Robert. Ironclads of the Civil War. New York: American Heritage Publishing Co., 1964. 153pp. E591.D6 A Junior Library Series book, with a foreword by Bruce Catton.

51. Dorr, Ebenezer Pearson. A Brief Sketch of the First Monitor and Its Inventor: A Paper Read Before the Buffalo Historical Society, January 5, 1874. Buffalo, NY: House of Matthers & Warren, 1874. 52pp. E595.M7D7

52. Dupuy, Trevor Nevitt. The First Book of Civil War Naval Actions. New York: Franklin-Watts Inc., 1961. 95pp.

53. Dupuy, Trevor Nevitt. The Military History of Civil War Naval Actions, 39-48. New York: Franklin-Watts Inc., 1961. Juvenile literature, the same as The First Book of Civil War Naval Actions.

54. Durbrow, Julia Stimers, ed. The Monitor and Alban C. Stimers. Orlando, FL: J.S. Durbrow, 1936. 17pp. E473.2.S85