num_pages: 476
description: This richly detailed biography is the first to examine the controversial life of the "father of American naval ordnance."
language: English
title: A Quest for Glory: A Biography of Rear Admiral John A. Dahlgren
titlecomplete: A Quest for Glory: A Biography of Rear Admiral John A. Dahlgren
characters: John A. Dahlgren
genres: Civil War
ratings_count: 2
awards: awardedAt: 820483200000
name: John Lyman Book Award
category: Biography
publisher: Naval Institute Press