The C.S.S. Florida: Her Building and Operation - Couverture souple

Owsley, Frank Lawrence

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0817312811 ISBN 13 : 9780817312817

Editeur : The University of Alabama Press, 2002

Synopsis

The story of a few Confederate ships that did considerable damage to the great U.S. merchant marine fleet during the Civil War

With a new introduction and revised bibliography by the author, this book is the story of a few Confederate ships that did considerable damage to the great U.S. merchant marine fleet during the Civil War. The Florida and the ships she outfitted caused such uproar with their daring exploits against American shipping that the Union Navy finally had to use desperate measures to capture them. During her tow cruised, the Florida captured and destroyed son $4,051,000 worth of commerce. This amount was a close second to the destruction by the famous ship Alabama, and almost twice as much as the destroyed by the Shenandoah.

The C.S.S. Florida's life was short but effective. It has been said that if other Confederate campaign had been as successful as those of the commerce raider, the South would most certainly have won the war.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Frank Lawrence Owsley, Jr., is Professor of History, Auburn University.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: The University of Alabama Press
• Date d'édition: 2002
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0817312811
• ISBN 13: 9780817312817
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 224
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• Personne responsable: non disponible