FORT KNOX, Ky. — New York Times bestselling author Jerome Preisler will discuss his novel “Civil War Commando: William Cushing and the Daring Raid to Sink the Ironclad CSS Abermarle” in a virtual event Jan. 28, beginning at 6 p.m.
Regarded as erratic and insubordinate, Midshipman William Cushing was drummed out of the Naval Academy in March 1861. But with the outbreak of the Civil War, the Union needed every trained officer it could find – and whatever flaws, Cushing was an extremely talented naval officer. Ferocious, uncompromising, courage, and loyal, Cushing became a U.S. Navy commando and, at the age of 21, was sent to destroy to South’s ultimate naval weapon, the Albermarle, an unsinkable vessel with a devastating iron ram.
Preisler has written over 30 published books of fiction and narrative nonfiction, including all eight titles in the New York Times bestselling Tom Clancy’s Power Plays series. He is the author of the Net Force series co-created by Tom Clancy. The event is part of Authors at Your Library.
To register for the event, send an email to barrlibraryevents@gmail.com. For further information, call the Library at 502-624-1232.
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