British blockade runners in the American Civil War / Joseph McKenna.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

McKenna, Joseph, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cotton trade--Confederate States of America--History.

Cotton trade.

Cotton trade--Great Britain--History--19th century.

Shipping--Great Britain--History--19th century.

Shipping.

Military assistance, British--Confederate States of America.

Military assistance, British.

United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Naval operations.

United States.

United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Blockades.

Great Britain--Relations--Confederate States of America.

Great Britain.

Great Britain--Commerce--Confederate States of America.

Confederate States of America--Relations--Great Britain.

Confederate States of America.

Confederate States of America--Commerce--Great Britain.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (218 pages)

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2019]

Summary:

"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.

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.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-4766-3643-5