Breaking the Blockade: The Bahamas during the Civil War, Charles D. Ross
Автор: Charles D. Ross Название: Breaking the Blockade: The Bahamas during the Civil War ISBN: 1496831357 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781496831354 Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan) Рейтинг: Цена: 4389.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: On April 16, 1861, President Abraham Lincoln issued a blockade of the Confederate coastline. The largely agrarian South did not have the industrial base to succeed in a protracted conflict. What it did have - and what England and other foreign countries wanted - was cotton and tobacco. Industrious men soon began to connect the dots between Confederate and British needs. As the blockade grew, the blockade runners became quite ingenious in finding ways around the barriers. Boats worked their way back and forth from the Confederacy to Nassau and England, and everyone from scoundrels to naval officers wanted a piece of the action. Poor men became rich in a single transaction, and dances and drinking - from the posh Royal Victoria hotel to the boarding houses lining the harbor - were the order of the day. British, United States, and Confederate sailors intermingled in the streets, eyeing each other warily as boats snuck in and out of Nassau. But it was all to come crashing down as the blockade finally tightened and the final Confederate ports were captured. The story of this great carnival has been mentioned in a variety of sources but never examined in detail. Breaking the Blockade: The Bahamas during the Civil War focuses on the political dynamics and tensions that existed between the United States Consular Service, the governor of the Bahamas, and the representatives of the southern and English firms making a large profit off the blockade. Filled with intrigue, drama, and colorful characters, this is an important Civil War story that has not yet been told.
Автор: Michael Bonner, Peter McCord Название: The Union Blockade in the American Civil War: A Reassessment ISBN: 1621906701 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781621906704 Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan) Рейтинг: Цена: 5643.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Swashbuckling stories of the Union naval blockade of the Southern states and the blockade runners who smuggled goods to the Confederacy have long been a part of the romanticized image of the Civil War. Throughout the war, Lincoln’s blockade and attempts to breach it touched nearly every aspect of the war effort. The Union prevented crucial material from reaching Confederate forces, while blockade runners smuggled hundreds of thousands of guns to rebel armies. No other military campaign lasted as long or had as many long-term consequences on the outcome of the Civil War.Covering more than three thousand miles of Southern coastline and employing the services of 100,000 sailors, the blockade was a massive undertaking largely dictated by two Atlantic powers: Great Britain and the United States. Michael Bonner and Peter McCord build on the extensive scholarship of the blockade and incorporate previously unexamined British primary sources to deliver a fresh analysis of the Union blockade, blockade-running, and a reassessment of the blockade’s effectiveness. Their multifaceted study reassesses several key aspects of a “critical component of Union strategy,” including diplomatic and legal issues and the significance of the Confederacy’s reliance on European supplies to sustain the war effort.The authors present statistics showing that the blockade was not nearly as effective as is commonly believed; moreover, its successes against steam-powered blockade runners actually decreased as the war went on. The diversity and comprehensiveness of coverage makes The Union Blockade in the American Civil War an essential work for Civil War historians and students.
Описание: The untold story of Joannes Wyllie, 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
Автор: McKenna Joseph Название: British Blockade Runners in the American Civil War ISBN: 1476676798 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781476676791 Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan) Рейтинг: Цена: 8316.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Focusing on British involvement in the American Civil 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 Union blockade.
Автор: Benitz Wagner Eileen M. Название: In Search of the Acadia: A Civil War Blockade Runner ISBN: 1681791498 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781681791494 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 2578.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
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British Built Steam powered River-Clyde Side Wheeler. She was a Civil War Blockade Runner, the Acadia sailed under the British Maritime flag the "Red Ensign," used by civilian vessels from Canada.
Eileen Wagner details the Civil War Blockade Runner Acadia. Built in Sorel, Quebec, Canada in 1864. The "Acadia" an aground while trying to reach Confederate forts near San Luis Pass and Velasco, Texas. Be prepared for fascinating historical information from the time when and where she was built to her final resting place near San Luis Pass, Texas, located on the Texas coast near Galveston. You will find photos and maps associated with the Acadia included for the first time in the writing of her history.
The author's love of history and having lived at Treasure Island, San Luis Pass, Texas, since 1981, her passion is to save this portion of Texas history, which has never been written about. She was awarded the 2019 Dan Parkinson Literary Award which the Old Fort Velasco Historical Association and the Old Velasco/Surfside Beach Historical Committee award each year to an individual who has used his/her writing ability to promote the rich history of Brazoria County.
Описание: Blockade Of Quebec In 1775-1776 By The American Revolutionists (Les Bastonnais), has been considered by academicians and scholars of great significance and value to literature. This forms a part of the knowledge base for future generations. So that the book is never forgotten we have represented this book in a print format as the same form as it was originally first published. Hence any marks or annotations seen are left intentionally to preserve its true nature.
Автор: Riley Sandra Название: The Lucayan Taоno: First People of the Bahamas ISBN: 0984619127 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780984619122 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 6897.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Автор: Hague, Parthenia Antoinette Название: Blockaded family ISBN: 0817352759 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780817352752 Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan) Рейтинг: Цена: 3129.00 р. Наличие на складе: Нет в наличии.
Описание: Recounts how a frightened and war-weary household dealt with privations during the blockade imposed on the South by the federal navy. This memoir is a detailed look at the ingenious industry and self-sufficiency employed by anxious citizens as the northern army closed in. It provides a glimpse into the Civil War home front.
It is impossible to fully understand Cuba today without also understanding the economic sanctions levied against it by the United States. For over fifty years, these sanctions have been upheld by every presidential administration, and at times intensified by individual presidents and acts of Congress. They are a key part of the U.S. government's ongoing campaign to undermine the Cuban Revolution, and stand in egregious violation of international law. Most importantly, the sanctions are cruelly designed for their harmful impact on the Cuban people. In this concise and sober account, Salim Lamrani explains everything you need to know about U.S. economic sanctions against Cuba: their origins, their provisions, how they contravene international law, and how they affect the lives of Cubans. He examines the U.S. government's own official documents to expose what is hiding in plain sight: an indefensible, vicious, and wasteful blockade that has been roundly condemned by citizens around the world.
Автор: Saunders Gail Название: Race and Class in the Colonial Bahamas, 1880-1960 ISBN: 0813062543 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780813062549 Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan) Рейтинг: Цена: 11280.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: In this one-of-a-kind study of race and class in the Bahamas, Gail Saunders shows how racial tensions were not necessarily parallel to those across other British West Indian colonies but instead mirrored the inflexible color line of the United States. Proximity to the U.S. and geographic isolation from other British colonies created a uniquely Bahamian interaction among racial groups. Focusing on the post-emancipation period from the 1880s to the 1960s, Saunders considers the entrenched, though extra-legal, segregation prevalent in most spheres of life that lasted well into the 1950s. Saunders traces early black nationalist and pan-Africanism movements, as well as the influence of Garveyism and Prohibition during World War I. She examines the economic depression of the 1930s and the subsequent boom in the tourism industry, which boosted the economy but worsened racial tensions: proponents of integration predicted disaster if white tourists ceased traveling to the islands. Despite some upward mobility of mixed-race and black Bahamians, the economy continued to be dominated by the white elite, and trade unions and labor-based parties came late to the Bahamas. Secondary education, al-though limited to those who could afford it, was the route to a better life for nonwhite Bahamians and led to mixed-race and black persons studying in professional fields, which ultimately brought about a rising political consciousness. Training her lens on the nature of relationships among the various racial and social groups in the Bahamas, Saunders tells the story of how discrimination persisted until at last squarely chal-lenged by the majority of Bahamians.
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