Thunder At Hampton Roads the proudest blue solemn and brooding

solemn and brooding

and how communities can grow (and heal)

one that threatens the entire Empire

Distraught over the loss of her friend

Thunder At Hampton Roads the proudest blue solemn and broodingOn March 9, 1862, the "battle of the century" took place at Hampton Roads. The U. S. S. Monitor, the world's first all iron fighting ship, repulsed the Confederate ironclad Merrimack. In so doing, the Yankee vessel demolished forever the "wooden walls" of the fleet's oak and billowing canvas and helped ensure a Northern victory in the Civil War. Thunder at Hampton Roads is the only book that covers the entire story of the Monitor, from its inception