by Warren F. Spencer
University of Alabama Press, 1997
eISBN: 978-0-8173-8893-5 | Cloth: 978-0-8173-0844-5 | Paper: 978-0-8173-5839-6
Library of Congress Classification E467.1.S47S64 1997
Dewey Decimal Classification 973.757

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ABOUT THIS BOOK

In this first, full-scale biography that relies on Semmes's private papers, unpublished diaries, and correspondence, Spencer has produced a well-balanced and comprehensive account of the man, as well as the naval officer.