Author: Arthur SinclairPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
Two Years on the Alabama, by Arthur Sinclair,...
Author: Arthur SinclairTwo Years on the Alabama
Author: Arthur SinclairPublisher: London : Gay & Bird
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 440
Book Description
"Confederate proclamation of nationhood was backed by an energetic and reasonably well equipped land defense. Not so for its coastal and sea defenses; much of its hope of tipping the balance in its contention with the Union rested on international support, trade, and naval defense. In search of a naval arm to counter Northern superiority on the seas, the South turned to foreign sources for a seaborne arm. Confederate agents in England cagily used scarce gold, promises of cotton, and British sympathy to obtain the devastating naval weapons of speedy and deadly raiders. Foremost among these was the Alabama, a screw steamer with full sail power, launched in May 1862. In only twenty-two months of action, this ship engaged nearly 300 vessels and destroyed 55 Northern merchant ships worth millions of dollars."--BOOK JACKET.
Two years on the Alabama, by Arthur Sinclair ... with over thirty illustrations
Author: Arthur SinclairTwo Years on the Alabama
Author: Arthur SinclairPublisher: CreateSpace
ISBN: 9781484176986
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 428
Book Description
Published in 1896, these are Arthur Sinclair's memoirs of his time spent serving the Confederate States on the infamous C.S.S. Alabama during the War Between the States.
Two years on the Alabama
Author: Arthur Sinclair (lieut, Confederate States navy.)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 430
Book Description
Two Years on the Alabama
Author: Arthur SinclairPublisher: London : Gay & Bird
ISBN:
Category : Privateering
Languages : en
Pages : 448
Book Description
"Confederate proclamation of nationhood was backed by an energetic and reasonably well equipped land defense. Not so for its coastal and sea defenses; much of its hope of tipping the balance in its contention with the Union rested on international support, trade, and naval defense. In search of a naval arm to counter Northern superiority on the seas, the South turned to foreign sources for a seaborne arm. Confederate agents in England cagily used scarce gold, promises of cotton, and British sympathy to obtain the devastating naval weapons of speedy and deadly raiders. Foremost among these was the Alabama, a screw steamer with full sail power, launched in May 1862. In only twenty-two months of action, this ship engaged nearly 300 vessels and destroyed 55 Northern merchant ships worth millions of dollars."--BOOK JACKET.
On the Edge of History
Author: Joseph C. AbdoPublisher: Joseph Abdo
ISBN: 9729985804
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 488
Book Description
During the 19th century, the United States and Europe were on the brink of a transition that would lead to the modern world. In the middle of the Atlantic the Dabney family from Boston had settled on the small island of Faial in the Azores and quickly became involved in the political, literary, intellectual and religious changes taking place at that time on both sides of the Atlantic. This book provides a rare glimpse of life from the point of view of some well-known historical figures, as well as some "anonymous" insiders, creating a picture of individuals and events in the 19th century from a fresh perspective. In some instances it fills in unsuspected gaps or provides different interpretations of what occurred in the story of the 19th century. This American family at the crossroads of the Atlantic had an importance that was hidden behind the mists of the Atlantic.
Two Years On the Alabama
Author: Sinclair ArthurPublisher:
ISBN: 9780259682066
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Blue & Gray at Sea
Author: Brian M. ThomsenPublisher: Forge Books
ISBN: 0765391759
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 448
Book Description
Excerpted memoirs included are: - Incidents and Anecdotes of the Cival War by Admiral Porter, including sections dealing with the political schism of the navy at the war's outbreak, as well as accounts of various naval campaigns around the gulf. - Recollections of a Rebel Reefer by James Morris Morgan , the memoir of a midshipman's coming of age in the Confederate navy including his part in the retreat further south of CSA President Jefferson Davis and his family. - Autobiography of George Dewey, Admiral of the Navy by Admiral George Dewey who, while a wet-behind-the-ears lieutenant, served under the legendary naval master and Lincoln's Admiral David Farragut. - Two years on the Alabama by Arthur Sinclair - CSS Shenandoah: The Memoirs of LT. Commanding James I. Waddell At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
Two Years on the Alabama ... Second Edition
Author: Arthur SINCLAIR (Lieutenant, Confederate States Navy.)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description