Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 573
e and terrific battlesof the war. Blow followed blow andvolley followed volley,until at last the spectatorson shore saw that the sternof the Merrimac was lag-ging and that she was leak-ing decidedly in severalplaces. In a few moments sheceased firing and beganto sail slowly out of thebay. So this… … MY FAVORITE EPISODE IN HISTORY. BY ELIZABETH PARKER (AGE l6). {Gold Badge.) There is one episode in history which made a great impression on me the first time I remember hearing about it, and that impression has not been lost or even become fainter in the years that have passed since. It happened…
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