The Battle of Galveston

In 1863 Luke Cochrane and his father go to Galveston to deliver bales of cotton to the Confederate Army and find themselves in the middle of a fierce naval battle.

The battle was fought on January 1, 1863 during the Civil War when Confederate forces attacked and forced occupying Union troops from the city of Galveston, Texas. When the Civil War ended, Galveston was the only major port still under Confederate control.

Tom Townsend if a prolific author of historic fiction for juvenile readers. His works have been nominated and won several awards and have entertained young readers for decades.

Product details

• Authors: Tom Townsend
• Publisher: Eakin Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.11.2015
• EAN: 9781681790299
• ISBN: 978-1-68179-029-9
• No. of pages: 82
• Dimensions: 140 mm x 216 mm x 5 mm
• Weight: 116 g
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Heimatkunde, USA Westen, HISTORY / United States / State & Local / Southwest (AZ, NM, OK, TX)