WILLIAM STANLEY HOOLE (1903–1990) was a librarian at the University of Alabama and oversaw widespread improvements in its library system. He was a founding member of the Alabama Historical Association and editor of the Alabama Review.

The clandestine world of the ‘Ghost Navy’ of the Confederacy is the special province of Four Years in the Confederate Navy. Hoole, a trained researcher, had the good fortune of finding in England the logbooks of Captain John Low, who served on five Confederate ships, including the famous Alabama, in the years from 1861 to 1865. The author shares with his readers the interesting research problem associated with his subject and, as a result, imparts a freshness to his work.

WILLIAM STANLEY HOOLE (1903–1990) was a librarian at the University of Alabama and oversaw widespread improvements in its library system. He was a founding member of the Alabama Historical Association and editor of the Alabama Review.

The clandestine world of the ‘Ghost Navy’ of the Confederacy is the special province of Four Years in the Confederate Navy. Hoole, a trained researcher, had the good fortune of finding in England the logbooks of Captain John Low, who served on five Confederate ships, including the famous Alabama, in the years from 1861 to 1865. The author shares with his readers the interesting research problem associated with his subject and, as a result, imparts a freshness to his work.

WILLIAM STANLEY HOOLE (1903–1990) was a librarian at the University of Alabama and oversaw widespread improvements in its library system. He was a founding member of the Alabama Historical Association and editor of the Alabama Review.

The clandestine world of the ‘Ghost Navy’ of the Confederacy is the special province of Four Years in the Confederate Navy. Hoole, a trained researcher, had the good fortune of finding in England the logbooks of Captain John Low, who served on five Confederate ships, including the famous Alabama, in the years from 1861 to 1865. The author shares with his readers the interesting research problem associated with his subject and, as a result, imparts a freshness to his work.