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Violence
Some
Moderate; Civil War naval combat depicted from direct experience
Language
None
No strong language
Sexual Content
None
No sexual content
Substance Use
Barely any
Period naval culture; moderate alcohol
Emotional Intensity
Barely any
Mild; the psychological experience of combat and sustained danger
What this book is about
James Fiske's Civil War naval memoir recounts service aboard Union vessels during the war, with particular attention to the terrifying experience of naval bombardment — being under fire from artillery you cannot see. A first-hand account with the immediacy of direct witness, written in the journalistic style common to veteran memoirs of the era.
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Civil War combat violence
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