PDF Informal Ambassadors: American Women; Transatlantic Marriages; and Anglo-American Relations; 1865-1945 (New Studies in U.S. Foreign Relations) by Dana Cooper in History

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Florida was the third Southern state to secede from the United States in 1860-61. With its small population of 140;000 and no manufacturing; few Confederate resources were allocated to protect the state. Some 15;000 Floridians served in the Union and Confederate armies (the highest population percentage of any southern state); but perhaps Florida's greatest contributions came from its production of salt (an essential need for preserving meat and manufacturing gunpowder); its large herds of cattle (which fed two southern armies); and its 1500 mile shoreline (which allowed smugglers to bring critical supplies from Europe and the Carribean). Florida in the Civil War: Blockaders will focus on the men and ships that fought this prolonged battle at sea; along the long and largely vacant coasts of the Sunshine State and on Florida soil. The information will be drawn from official sources; newspaper articles and private accounts. Approximately fifty (50) period photographs and drawings will be incorporated into the text.