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Subject(s)

• Cotton trade—Confederate States of America—History [Browse]
• Cotton trade—Great Britain—History—19th century [Browse]
• Shipping—Great Britain—History—19th century [Browse]
• Military assistance, British—Confederate States of America [Browse]
• United States—History—Civil War, 1861-1865—Blockades [Browse]
• United States—History—Civil War, 1861-1865—Naval operations [Browse]
• Confederate States of America—Relations—Great Britain [Browse]
• Great Britain—Relations—Confederate States of America [Browse]
• Confederate States of America—Commerce—Great Britain [Browse]
• Great Britain—Commerce—Confederate States of America [Browse]

Summary note

"Focusing on British involvement in the war, this history names the overseas bankers and manufacturers who, in need of cotton and other exports, financed and equipped the ships that ran the blockade. The author attempts to disentangle the names of the captains--many were Royal Navy officers on temporary leave--and tells their stories in their own words"-- Provided by publisher.

Bibliographic references

Includes bibliographical references (pages 201-202) and index.

Contents

• The Confederacy in Britain tests the blockade
• The British are coming
• Transshipment into the Confederacy
• A blockade to run through
• The ship builders
• The ships that ran the blockade
• Girdles and guns: tales from the blockade-runners
• Cotton bonds and the new plan
• The end of the adventure.

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ISBN

• 9781476676791 ((pbk. ; : alk. paper))
• 1476676798 ((pbk. ; : alk. paper))

LCCN

2019013939

OCLC

1081433399

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