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The Blockade Runners
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Author : Jules Verne
language : en
Publisher: ReadHowYouWant.com
Release Date : 1952
The Blockade Runners written by Jules Verne and has been published by ReadHowYouWant.com this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1952 with categories.
Lifeline Of The Confederacy
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Author : Stephen R. Wise
language : en
Publisher: Reaktion Books
Release Date : 1991
Lifeline Of The Confederacy written by Stephen R. Wise and has been published by Reaktion Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1991 with History categories.
One of the finest original works on the Civil War. -- Civil War News
The Blockade Runners
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Author : Verne Jules
language : en
Publisher: Hardpress Publishing
Release Date : 2016-06-21
The Blockade Runners written by Verne Jules and has been published by Hardpress Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-06-21 with categories.
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.
The Blockade Runners
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Author : Jules Verne
language : en
Publisher: CreateSpace
Release Date : 2014-03-05
The Blockade Runners written by Jules Verne and has been published by CreateSpace this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-03-05 with Fiction categories.
The Blockade Runners by Jules Verne A blockade runner is usually a lighter-weight ship used for evading a naval blockade of a port or strait, as opposed to confronting the blockaders to break the blockade. Very often blockade running is done in order to transport cargo, for example to bring food or arms to a blockaded city. In other cases the blockade runners would carry mail in an attempt to communicate with the outside world. "The Blockade Runners" is a 1865 short story by Jules Verne. In 1871 it was published in single volume together with novel A Floating City as a part of the Voyages Extraordinaires series (The Extraordinary Voyages). An English translation was published in 1874. The American Civil War plot centers on the exploits of James Playfair who must break the Union blockade of the harbour of Charleston in South Carolina to trade supplies for cotton and, later in the book, to rescue the father of a young girl held prisoner by the Confederates. Verne's tale was inspired by reality as many ships were actually lost while acting as blockade runners in and around Charleston in the early eighteen sixties.
Breaking The Blockade
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Author : Charles D. Ross
language : en
Publisher: Univ. Press of Mississippi
Release Date : 2020-12-28
Breaking The Blockade written by Charles D. Ross and has been published by Univ. Press of Mississippi this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-12-28 with History categories.
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.
The Blockade Runners
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Author : Jules Verne
language : en
Publisher: Luath Press Ltd
Release Date : 2014-01-31
The Blockade Runners written by Jules Verne and has been published by Luath Press Ltd this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-01-31 with Fiction categories.
Jules Verne is the author of many classic, world-famous novels such as "Around the World in 80 Days" and "Journey to the Centre of the Earth". In this brand-new translation of "The Blockade Runners", Verne moves seamlessly between Scotland and the southern states of the US during the American Civil War. With the southern harbours effectively sealed by the North, Scottish industrialist James Playfair must run a daring Federalist blockade of a Charleston harbour in an effort to trade supplies for cotton and to rescue a young girl's father, held prisoner by the Confederates. As the blockade grows tighter, will Playfair risk all to save the man, or will he head back to Scotland in safety with his hold full of precious cotton? "The Blockade Runners" is a translation of "Les Forceurs de Blocus" (1871). As a novella, it was originally included along with "A Floating City" in the first English and French editions. BACK COVER Blockade runners in the American Civil War risked the Unionist blockade to trade in the Confederate ports. The potential profit for those who evaded the blockade was a great temptation for some merchants, regardless of their political views. In The Blockade Runners, a Scottish merchant James Playfair hatches a scheme to sail across the Atlantic during the American Civil War sea blockade smuggling weapons to the Confederates in exchange for cotton. His mission is put at risk when Jenny, the daughter of an abolitionist, is discovered on board. Will he risk everything to save her father, a prisoner of the Confederates? Torn between his desire for a successful mission and his growing love for Jenny, James must choose his allegiances carefully.
A Scottish Blockade Runner In The American Civil War
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Author : John F. Messner
language : en
Publisher: Whittles
Release Date : 2021-03-26
A Scottish Blockade Runner In The American Civil War written by John F. Messner and has been published by Whittles this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-03-26 with categories.
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
Rogues Runners
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Author : Catherine Lynch Deichmann
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2003
Rogues Runners written by Catherine Lynch Deichmann and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with Bermuda Island (Bermuda Islands) categories.
Civil War Blockade Running On The Texas Coast
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Author : Andrew W. Hall
language : en
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Release Date : 2014-06-10
Civil War Blockade Running On The Texas Coast written by Andrew W. Hall and has been published by Arcadia Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-06-10 with History categories.
In the last months of the American Civil War, the upper Texas coast became a hive of blockade running. Though Texas was often considered an isolated backwater in the conflict, the Union's pervasive and systematic seizure of Southern ports left Galveston as one of the only strongholds of foreign imports in the anemic supply chain to embattled Confederate forces. Long, fast steamships ran in and out of the city's port almost every week, bound to and from Cuba. Join author Andrew W. Hall as he explores the story of Texas's Civil War blockade runners--a story of daring, of desperation and, in many cases, of patriotism turning coat to profiteering.
The Blockade
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1983
The Blockade written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1983 with Hampton Roads categories.