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  • The Epic Journey of the Last Confederate Warship
  • Written by: John Baldwin, Ron Powers
  • Narrated by: Ron McLarty
  • Length: 6 hrs and 21 mins
  • 5.0 out of 5 stars (2 ratings)

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Last Flag Down

Written by: John Baldwin, Ron Powers
Narrated by: Ron McLarty
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As the Confederacy felt itself slipping beneath the Union juggernaut in late 1864, the South launched a desperate counteroffensive to force a standoff. Its secret weapon? A state-of-the-art raiding ship whose mission was to sink the U.S. merchant fleet. The raider's name was Shenandoah, and her executive officer was Conway Whittle, a 24-year-old warrior. Whittle would share command with a dark and brooding veteran of the seas, Captain James Waddell, and together with their crew, they would spend nearly a year destroying dozens of Union ships, all while continually dodging the enemy.

Then, in August of 1865, a British ship revealed the shocking truth to the men of Shenandoah: the war had been over for months, and they were now being hunted as pirates. What ensued was an incredible 15,000-mile journey to the one place the crew hoped to find sanctuary, only to discover that their fate would depend on how they answered a single question. Wondrously evocative, Last Flag Down is a riveting story of courage, nobility, and rare comradeship forged in the quest to achieve the impossible.
©2007 John Baldwin and Ron Powers (P)2007 Random House, Inc. Random House Audio, a division of Random House, Inc.
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"Baldwin and Powers recount their tale in a lively, evocative style and may be forgiven for being overly fond of their hero." (Publishers Weekly)

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Fantastic!

Last Flag Down is an excellent historical account of an amazing adventure that takes you around the world on the CSS Shenandoah! Loved it!

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