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James D. Bulloch : secret agent and mastermind of the Confederate navy / Walter E. Wilson and Gary L. McKay.
Van Pelt Library E467.1.B85 W55 2012
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Wilson, Walter E., 1949-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Bulloch, James Dunwody, 1823-1901.
- Bulloch, James Dunwody.
- Confederate States of America. Navy.
- International relations.
- History.
- Spies.
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Biography.
- United States.
- Great Britain.
- Spies--Confederate States of America--Biography.
- Confederate States of America. Navy--Officials and employees--Biography.
- Confederate States of America.
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Secret service.
- Secret service.
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Naval operations, Confederate.
- Confederate States of America--Foreign relations--Great Britain.
- Great Britain--Foreign relations--Confederate States of America.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- v, 362 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2012]
- Summary:
- "American naval hero and Confederate secret agent James Dunwoody Bulloch was widely considered the Confederacy's most dangerous man in Europe. Bulloch's life unfolds in this biography, an engaging chronicle of his rise as one of America's most admired maritime figures, his role as one of its most threatening enemies, and his transformation into America's greatest forgotten naval hero"--Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- In connection with great and irresistible events
- Esteemed and worthy
- A man of amiable character
- Against strong northerly winds and head seas-prelude to war
- Brains and dash-Liverpool, 1861
- Anglo-rebel pirates and Confederate navy cruisers-1862
- Of incalculable value-1862
- Grim aspect and formidable equipment-1863
- Harassing perplexity-1863
- Act upon your own judgment-1864
- I know not what your circumstances may be-1865
- Under a new flag
- Once more
- A president's oracle
- From splendid isolation.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780786466597
- 0786466596
- OCLC:
- 772774142
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