Civil War Book Club (To the Uttermost Ends of the Earth by Phil Keith and Tom Clavin)

ATTENTION: The Civil War Book Club meeting has been rescheduled to Saturday, November 23, 2024 at 10:00 AM.

Are you a history buff? Interested in the Civil War?

If so, please join us for our Civil War Book Club on Saturday, November 23, 2024 from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM.

We will be discussing To the Uttermost Ends of the Earth: The Epic Hunt for the South's Most Feared Ship - and the Greatest Sea Battle of the Civil War by Phil Keith and Tom Clavin. Gene Huffman, member of the Cadot-Blessing Camp #126 Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War, will be the moderator for the discussion.

On June 19, 1864, just off the coast of France, one of the most dramatic naval battles in history took place. On a clear day with windswept skies, the dreaded Confederate raider "Alabama" faced the Union warship "Kearsarge" in an all-or-nothing fight to the finish, the outcome of which would effectively end the threat of the Confederacy on the high seas.

Authors Phil Keith and Tom Clavin introduce some of the critical but historically overlooked players, including John Winslow, captain of the "USS Kearsarge", as well as Raphael Semmes, captain of the "CSS Alabama". Readers will sail aboard the "Kearsarge" as Winslow embarks for Europe with a set of simple orders from the secretary of the navy: "Travel to the uttermost ends of the earth, if necessary, to find and destroy the Alabama."

(description courtesy of HarperCollins Publisher)

Copies of To the Uttermost Ends of the Earth ( Regular Print and Large Print ) are available for checkout at the Library. 

For e-book and digital audiobook copies please check Hoopla and the Ohio Digital Library.

If you are interested in attending or would like a copy of the book, please contact Lynn by stopping in at the Library, calling 740.446.7323 x 229, or e-mailing lpauley@bossardlibrary.org.

This event is free and open to all.

Due to October's discussion moving to the Genealogy Room, we will not be able to offer refreshments to attendees. Bottles of water will be available for those attending the meeting.