Matthew Fontaine Maury, Father of Oceanography

“This book is an interesting account of the political and scientific battles Maury waged to promote more quantitative and predictive science. Recommended”—Choice; “well-researched...recommend[ed]”—The Journal of Military History; “a remarkably thorough narrative.... The depth of Grady’s research is amply demonstrated by the very comprehensive bibliography”—Nautical Research Journal; “Grady’s volume is the first scholarly book on Maury in 50 years. It covers his entire life”—Civil War News; “Grady excels at tracing and explaining Maury’s naval career and his scientific contributions to oceanography and military technology. A welcome and significant addition to scholarly work on Maury’s life, and it should prove engaging and useful for scholars of the Civil War, naval history, and the history of science”—Virginia Magazine; “Grady successfully manages to bring a historical person again to life with his book never becoming a dry scholarly read, but always remaining a book that has all the qualities of a good read. It is a book you would also read for its qualities as a well-written story...solid research...recommended”—Naval Historical Foundation; “engrossing biography...highly recommend John Grady’s thoroughly absorbing well-written biography of this naval genius”—The Northern Mariner/Le marin du nord.