Shipwrecked - A True Civil War Story of Mutinies, Jailbreaks, Blockade Running,

Informationen zum Autor Historian Jonathan W. White is the author of many books including, most recently, A House Built by Slaves: African American Visitors to the Lincoln White House (R&L, 2022). His numerous articles, essays, and reviews on Lincoln and the Civil War Era have appeared in Smithsonian, Time, the New York Times, and the Washington Post. He teaches history at Christopher Newport University and resides in Newport News, Virginia. Klappentext The riveting story of Appleton Oaksmith, a swashbuckling sea captain whose life intersected with some of the most important moments, movements, and individuals of the mid-19th century, from the California Gold Rush, filibustering schemes in Nicaragua, Cuban liberation, and the Civil War and Reconstruction. Zusammenfassung The riveting story of Appleton Oaksmith, a swashbuckling sea captain whose life intersected with some of the most important moments, movements, and individuals of the mid-19 th century, from the California Gold Rush, filibustering schemes in Nicaragua, Cuban liberation, and the Civil War and Reconstruction.

Product details

• Authors: Jonathan W White, Jonathan W. White, White Jonathan W.
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.10.2023
• EAN: 9781538175019
• ISBN: 978-1-5381-7501-9
• No. of pages: 336
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Military, Biography: historical, political & military, North Carolina, HISTORY / United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877), HISTORY / Military / United States, HISTORY / United States / 19th Century, TRANSPORTATION / Ships & Shipbuilding / General, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Aviation & Nautical, c 1800 to c 1900, History of the Americas, The Americas, Biography: historical, political and military, Ships and boats: general interest, Ships & boats: general interest, Civil wars, American Civil War