PDF Ironclad: The Epic Battle; Calamitous Loss and Historic Recovery of the USS Monitor by Paul Clancy in History

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Subject of the upcoming film Free State of Jones; this book provides recollections of the man who took on the Confederacy during the Civil War and established the liberated Mississippi county. Soldier; Father; Rebel. Outlaw. A man of deep convictions; Captain Newt Knight disagreed with the values of the South and was accused of deserting the Confederate army. He was a believer in doing what was just. During the Civil War; he formed his own band of deserters who would rebel against the Confederacy and support the Union. In the spring of 1864; the government in Jones County was effectively overthrown; and; the county was dubbed “The Free State of Jones.” Eventually; Knight would establish a mixed race town for both whites and former slaves to inhabit together. This edition merges two rare books on the subject; Thomas Jefferson Knight’s The Life and Activities of Captain Newt Knight and Ethel Knight’s The Echo at the Black Horn. Each paints a singular portrait of this elusive historical figure. Was he Civil War-Era Robin Hood or a manipulative cult leader? Both surely have fictitious elements determined by the authors' biases. Historian Jim Kelly provides a forward that helps examine the importance of each position on Newt Knight’s role in the conflict and what his motivations truly were. Now the subject of a new feature film; the experiences of Newt Knight will be brought back to light. This highly informative book helps to explore his life and give an in-depth look at the man—through the eyes of his son and grand-niece.