Examining for the first time the history of civil war blockade running; this unrivalled compilation reveals the arms; equipment; and clothing brought into the Confederacy during the American Civil War. Detailed and comprehensive; this survey offers month-by-month; cargo-by-cargo descriptions of goods received at multiple locations across the United States. From Savannah; Charleston; and Wilmington to Matamoros; Galveston; and Mobile; this reference lists all distribution—the Belgian-made woolen cloth and English rifles that arrived in the farthest reaches of the Trans-Mississippi and the receipt of thousands of British knapsacks; blankets; and cartridge boxes in the winter camps of the struggling Army of Tennessee. A unique depiction of a perilous trade; this record sheds a dramatic light on the surprising pervasiveness of imported war material as well as the effectiveness and sophistication of the Confederate supply system.
#3399637 in Books 2009-02-28 2009-02-28Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 10.70 x .90 x 11.20l; 3.35 #File Name: 1883528372228 pages
Review
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Experiencing Cook's Third Voyage through images and journal entries.By RodEwinsThis is a beautiful book in every respect other than its rather boring dustcover. It presents all of the illustrations by Cook's artists on his Third Voyage; and links those to journal entries from the voyage in a way that conveys the impressions of the other ship's officers to expand our understanding of the artists' vision. An excellent acquisition for research scholars as well as those who just enjoy looking at these superb illustrations in an elegantly-produced format. For my much fuller review of this book see Museum Anthropology Review online.
