num_pages: 274
description: In covering the 55-year career of the Confederate Navy's first admiral, Symonds (naval and Civil War history, US Naval Academy) illuminates US Navy milestones in the antebellum and Civil War eras including Buchanan's pivotal role in the establishment of the Naval Academy and in Perry's campaign to open Japan to Western trade. Includes illustrations of Buchanan (1800-1874), his ships, battles, and residences. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
language: English
title: Confederate Admiral: The Life and Wars of Franklin Buchanan
titlecomplete: Confederate Admiral: The Life and Wars of Franklin Buchanan (Library of Naval Biography)
genres: History, Naval History, Civil War, American Civil War
ratings_count: 18
series: Library of Naval Biography
awards: awardedAt: 915177600000
name: John Lyman Book Award
category: Biography and Autobiography
publisher: Naval Inst Pr