James D. Bulloch

Secret Agent and Mastermind of the Confederate Navy

Häftad, Engelska, 2012

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American naval hero and Confederate secret agent James Dunwoody Bulloch was widely considered the Confederacy's most dangerous man in Europe. As head of the South's covert shipbuilding and logistics program overseas during the American Civil War, Bulloch acquired a staggering 49 warships, blockade runners, and tenders; built "invulnerable" ocean-going ironclads; sustained Confederate logistics; financed covert operations; and acted as the mastermind behind the destruction of 130 Union ships. Ironically, this man who conspired to destroy the Union and kidnap its president later stood as the favorite uncle and mentor to Theodore Roosevelt. Bulloch's astonishing life unfolds in this first-ever biography.

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Utgivningsdatum2012-02-03
Mått178 x 254 x 19 mm
Vikt635 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor368
FörlagMcFarland & Co Inc
ISBN9780786466597

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Table of ContentsPreface 1. In Connection with Great and Irresistible Events 2. Esteemed and Worthy 3. A Man of Amiable Character 4. Against Strong Northerly Winds and Head Seas—Prelude to War 5. Brains and Dash—Liverpool, 1861 6. Anglo- Rebel Pirates and Confederate Navy Cruisers—1862 7. Of Incalculable Value—1862 8. Grim Aspect and Formidable Equipment—1863 9. Harassing Perplexity—1863 10. Act Upon Your Own Judgment—1864 11. I Know Not What Your Circumstances May Be—1865 12. Under a New Flag 13. Once More 14. A President’s Oracle 15. From Splendid Isolation Appendix 1: Bulloch’s Family, Friends, and Foes Appendix 2: Bulloch’s Fleet of Ships Chapter Notes Bibliography Index

“well researched and well done...definitive...highly recommended”—Civil War News; “valuable”—Blue & Gray Magazine; “the authors have spent many hours meticulously researching this book and have completed a wonderful job. The book is a must have for anyone interested in the American Civil War”—American Civil War Round Table Magazine; “Wilson and Gary McKay have a produced a fine biography that will leave little room for any further work on this important Confederate naval agent...extensively researched and well-written”—The Nautical Research Guild.