(033830) Burnett, Constance Buel. Captain John Ericsson: Father Of The Monitor. New York: Vanguard Press, 1960. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. 255 pages. Fine in Fine DJ. This is the first biography for young people of the Swedish-American who invented the 'Monitor' - the revolutiona ry ironclad warship that turned the tide of battle for the North in the historic duel with the 'Merrimac' (Ericsson., John)