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Dispatches from Bermuda: The Civil War Letters of Charles Maxwell Allen, United States Consul at Bermuda, 1861-1888 (Civil War in the North)
Glen N Wiche (Ed.)
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Description for Dispatches from Bermuda: The Civil War Letters of Charles Maxwell Allen, United States Consul at Bermuda, 1861-1888 (Civil War in the North)
Hardcover. In the summer of 1861, President Abraham Lincoln appointed Charles Maxwell Allen US consul to Bermuda. This book compiles Allen's Civil War dispatches to the US State Department and provides a commentary to place his activities in the context of the "Atlantic campaign" of the Civil War. Editor(s): Wiche, Glen N. Num Pages: 160 pages, illustrations, maps, notes, biblio., index. BIC Classification: 1MTANB; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 567.
Civil War diplomacy and espionageIn the summer of 1861, President Abraham Lincoln appointed Charles Maxwell Allen U.S. consul to Bermuda. During the Civil War, Allen's post became one of vital importance to the United States as this British colony became a center for Confederate blockade-running activities. As the sole representative of Union interests in pro-Confederate Bermuda, Allen found himself involved in the shadowy world of intelligence gathering as he attempted to thwart these blockade-runners.Allen's dispatches shed new light on two important and often overlooked aspects of the war: the Union blockade of southern seaports and the effort to bring vital ... Read more
Civil War diplomacy and espionageIn the summer of 1861, President Abraham Lincoln appointed Charles Maxwell Allen U.S. consul to Bermuda. During the Civil War, Allen's post became one of vital importance to the United States as this British colony became a center for Confederate blockade-running activities. As the sole representative of Union interests in pro-Confederate Bermuda, Allen found himself involved in the shadowy world of intelligence gathering as he attempted to thwart these blockade-runners.Allen's dispatches shed new light on two important and often overlooked aspects of the war: the Union blockade of southern seaports and the effort to bring vital ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Kent State University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
Weight
578g
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
Kent, OH, United States
ISBN
9780873389389
SKU
V9780873389389
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About Glen N Wiche (Ed.)
Glen N. Wiche is a veteran antiquarian bookseller and historical consultant in Chicago. He is a freelance writer who lectures widely on historical and literary subjects
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