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A Scottish Blockade Runner In The American Civil War
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Book Synopsis A Scottish Blockade Runner in the American Civil War by : John F. Messner
Download or read book A Scottish Blockade Runner in the American Civil War written by John F. Messner and published by Whittles. This book was released on 2021-03-26 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The untold story of Joannes Wyllie, son of a gardener from Fife, one of the most successful blockade runners of the American Civil War Features his life of adventure and action; he was once declared dead, survived shipwrecks and shark attack, and successfully commanded ships across the globe The most comprehensive history of the Ad-Vance is provided, from departing Glasgow until capture off the Carolina coast
Book Synopsis The Narrative of a Blockade-runner by : J. Wilkinson
Download or read book The Narrative of a Blockade-runner written by J. Wilkinson and published by . This book was released on 1877 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Confederate Blockade Runner 1861–65 by : Angus Konstam
Download or read book Confederate Blockade Runner 1861–65 written by Angus Konstam and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2022-05-26 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The lifeblood of the Confederacy, the blockade runners of the Civil War usually began life as regular fast steam-powered merchant ships. They were adapted for the high-speed dashes through the Union blockade which closed off all the major Southern ports, and for much of the war they brought much-needed food, clothing and weaponry to the Confederacy. This book traces their operational history, including the development of purpose-built blockade running ships, and examines their engines, crews and tactics. It describes their wartime exploits, demonstrating their operational and mechanical performance, whilst examining what life was like on these vessels through accounts of conditions on board when they sailed into action.
Book Synopsis British Blockade Runners in the American Civil War by : Joseph McKenna
Download or read book British Blockade Runners in the American Civil War written by Joseph McKenna and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2019-04-11 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Perhaps more than all the campaigns of the Union armies, the Union naval blockade--covering all major Southern ports along 3,500 miles of coastline for the duration of the war--brought down the Confederacy. The daring exploits of Confederate blockade runners are well known--but many of them were British citizens operating out of neutral ports such as Nassau, Havana and Bermuda. Focusing on British involvement in the war, this history names the overseas bankers and manufacturers who, in critical need of cotton and other Confederate exports, financed and equipped the fast little ships that ran the blockade. The author attempts to disentangle the names and aliases of the captains--many of whom were Royal Navy officers on temporary leave--and tells their stories in their own words.
Book Synopsis Running the Blockade by : Thomas E. Taylor
Download or read book Running the Blockade written by Thomas E. Taylor and published by . This book was released on 1896 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The adventures of a blockade runner; or, Trade in time of war by : William Watson (of Skelmorlie.)
Download or read book The adventures of a blockade runner; or, Trade in time of war written by William Watson (of Skelmorlie.) and published by . This book was released on 1892 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Clyde Built written by Eric J. Graham and published by Birlinn Publishers. This book was released on 2006 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Using contemporary accounts and individual case studies, 'Clydebuilt' presents an account of Scotland's involvement in the American Civil War Blockade, an involvement which almost certainly prolonged the conflict by several years.
Book Synopsis Blockade Runners of the Confederacy by : Hamilton Cochran
Download or read book Blockade Runners of the Confederacy written by Hamilton Cochran and published by University of Alabama Press. This book was released on 2005-02-06 with total page 363 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A readable, exciting chronicle of the men and ships that ran federal naval blockades during the Civil War Within four weeks of the fall of Fort Sumter, President Abraham Lincoln had declared a blockade of over four thousand miles of Confederate coastline, from Cape Henry in Virginia to the Mexican border. In response, professional runners, lured by both profits and patriotism, built faster, sleeker, low-profile ships and piloted them through the ever-thickening Northern cordon. The tonnage they imported, including items ranging from straight pins to marine engines, sustained the South throughout the conflict. This exciting chronicle of the men and ships that ran federal naval blockades during the Civil War also provides an overall assessment of the blockades conception, effectiveness, and impact on the Southern populace.
Download or read book Blockade written by Robert Carse and published by . This book was released on 1958 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis A Moment in the Sun by : John Sayles
Download or read book A Moment in the Sun written by John Sayles and published by McSweeney's. This book was released on 2011-10-18 with total page 1054 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It’s 1897. Gold has been discovered in the Yukon. New York is under the sway of Hearst and Pulitzer. And in a few months, an American battleship will explode in a Cuban harbor, plunging the U.S. into war. Spanning five years and half a dozen countries, this is the unforgettable story of that extraordinary moment: the turn of the twentieth century, as seen by one of the greatest storytellers of our time. Shot through with a lyrical intensity and stunning detail that recall Doctorow and Deadwood both, A Moment in the Sun takes the whole era in its sights—from the white-racist coup in Wilmington, North Carolina to the bloody dawn of U.S. interventionism in the Philippines. Beginning with Hod Brackenridge searching for his fortune in the North, and hurtling forward on the voices of a breathtaking range of men and women—Royal Scott, an African American infantryman whose life outside the military has been destroyed; Diosdado Concepcíon, a Filipino insurgent fighting against his country’s new colonizers; and more than a dozen others, Mark Twain and President McKinley’s assassin among them—this is a story as big as its subject: history rediscovered through the lives of the people who made it happen.
Book Synopsis Running the Blockade by : Thomas E. Taylor
Download or read book Running the Blockade written by Thomas E. Taylor and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2023-10-12 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Running the Blockade: A Personal Narrative of Adventures, Risks, and Escapes During the American Civil War" by Thomas E. Taylor offers a firsthand account of the challenges and dangers faced by individuals attempting to navigate the naval blockades during the American Civil War. Taylor's personal narrative provides valuable insights into the perils of this tumultuous period in history, making it an essential read for those interested in the Civil War and the experiences of those who lived through it.
Download or read book The Dynamite Fiend written by Ann Larabee and published by Palgrave Macmillan. This book was released on 2005-06-13 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Dynamite Fiend brings to light the stunning story behind one of the most devious criminals of the nineteenth century, Alexander "Sandy" Keith. Beginning his dark career as a Confederate secret agent, Keith helped orchestrate some of the most infamous terrorist plots of the Civil War. In peacetime, dogged by creditors and victims of his frauds, Keith kept on the move, leaving more scams, schemes, and cheated women in his wake. As his situation became more desperate, his obsession with explosives and violence became more intense, leading to a horrifying plot that he put together while posing as a prosperous American businessman living in Germany. In 1875, one of Keith's bombs exploded on a dock, killing eighty people and injuring fifty more. The world heralded the deed as the "Crime of the Century" and Keith became the "Dynamite Fiend" and a true mass murderer. In The Dynamite Fiend, author Ann Larabee unfolds this engrossing tale of hidden identity, technological obsession, and an unparalleled lust for power and profit.
Book Synopsis Two Years on the Alabama by : Arthur Sinclair
Download or read book Two Years on the Alabama written by Arthur Sinclair and published by . This book was released on 1895 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Rogues & Runners by : Catherine Lynch Deichmann
Download or read book Rogues & Runners written by Catherine Lynch Deichmann and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Recollections of a Naval Life by : John McIntosh Kell
Download or read book Recollections of a Naval Life written by John McIntosh Kell and published by . This book was released on 1900 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Lifeline of the Confederacy by : Stephen R. Wise
Download or read book Lifeline of the Confederacy written by Stephen R. Wise and published by Reaktion Books. This book was released on 1991 with total page 436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the finest original works on the Civil War. -- Civil War News
Book Synopsis History of Paul Jones, the Pirate by : John Paul Jones
Download or read book History of Paul Jones, the Pirate written by John Paul Jones and published by . This book was released on 1835 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
