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Albert M. Goodrich
A Minnesota newspaper man and local historian, he wrote with a reporter’s eye for detail and a deep interest in the Civil War at sea. His best-known work, Cruise and Captures of the Alabama, retells the career of the Confederate raider in clear, accessible prose.
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Cruise and Captures of the Alabama
by Albert M. Goodrich
About the author
Albert M. Goodrich was an American author, editor, and printer associated with Minneapolis. Records connected to his published work and memorial listings identify him as a longtime newspaper man as well as a writer of history.
He is best known today for Cruise and Captures of the Alabama (1906), a narrative account of the famous Confederate commerce raider CSS Alabama. He also wrote regional history, including work on Anoka County and nearby Minnesota communities, which suggests a strong interest in preserving local stories as well as larger national history.
Although detailed biographical information is limited in the sources available here, the outline that emerges is appealing: a practical man of the press who turned his skills toward lively historical writing. His books have endured because they aim to make the past readable for general audiences, not just specialists.