Gustavus Vasa Fox of the Union Navy

Ari Hoogenboom is professor of history emeritus at Brooklyn College of the City University of New York. He is author of several books on the military career and presidency of Rutherford B. Hayes and is editor of Encyclopedia of American History: The Development of the Industrial United States, 1870-1899.

• Preface1. Midshipman Fox2. Master Fox3. Lieutenant Fox: China4. Lieutenant Fox: Diplomacy and Home5. Captain Fox/ Agent Fox6. Fort Sumter7. Ships for the Blockade8. Implementing the Blockade9. The Monitor and the Peninsula10. The Mississippi11. More Ironclads12. Charleston13. The Light-Draft Debacle14. Vicksburg15. Washington16. Commerce Raiders and Ironclad Rams17. End of the War18. From War to Peace19. Postwar CareerEpilogueNotesIndex

Fox (named for Sweden's King Gustavus) is now the subject of a fine, perhaps definitive, biography by historian Ari Hoogenboom... This massively researched book should be on every naval bookshelf. -- John M. and Priscilla S. Taylor Washington Times 2008 A meticulously researched and presented biography... Detailed and thoughtful study of an exceptional leader and true patriot. -- C. Kay Larson Midwest Book Review 2008 An engaging narration of a pivotal figure in American naval history... a welcome addition to the historiography of prominent Civil War participants... This book should appeal to both general and scholarly audiences. -- Gregory N. Stern History: Reviews of New Books 2009 Gustavus Vasa Fox is the most important figure of the American Civil War who, before now, had no published biography... Hoogenboom has finally put to rest the question of just how important Fox was to the naval effort during the Civil War. -- Robert Browning Sea History 2009 This book is essential to anyone interested in the navy's role in the American Civil War. Aside from being an excellent biography of Fox, it details the inner workings of the Navy Department and gives the reader a difference view of events. The research is extensive, the writing is lively and entertaining, and the book is certainly well worth the effort. -- Andrew Duppstadt Nautical Research Journal 2009 Gustavus Vasa Fox of the Union Navy will be important for scholars seeking an alternative interpretation of how the Civil War was won. -- Michael J. Bennett Journal of American History My hat goes off to Hoogenboom for an assiduously researched, judiciously written, and illuminating, enjoyable work. -- C. Kay Larson H-CivWar, H-Net Reviews 2010