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Captain James Carlin: Anglo-American Blockade Runner
Colin Carlin
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Captain James Carlin is a biography of a shadowy nineteenth-century British Confederate, James Carlin (1833-1921), who was among the most successful captains running the U.S. Navy's blockade of Southern ports during the Civil War. Written by his descendent Colin Carlin, Captain James Carlin ventures behind the scenes of this perilous trade that transported vital supplies to the Confederate forces. An Englishman trained in the British merchant marine, Carlin was recruited into the U.S. Coastal and Geodetic Survey Department in 1856, spending four years charting the U.S. Atlantic seaboard. Married and settled in Charleston, South Carolina, he resigned ... Read more
Captain James Carlin is a biography of a shadowy nineteenth-century British Confederate, James Carlin (1833-1921), who was among the most successful captains running the U.S. Navy's blockade of Southern ports during the Civil War. Written by his descendent Colin Carlin, Captain James Carlin ventures behind the scenes of this perilous trade that transported vital supplies to the Confederate forces. An Englishman trained in the British merchant marine, Carlin was recruited into the U.S. Coastal and Geodetic Survey Department in 1856, spending four years charting the U.S. Atlantic seaboard. Married and settled in Charleston, South Carolina, he resigned ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University of South Carolina Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Series
Studies in Maritime History
Condition
New
Number of Pages
277
Place of Publication
South Carolina, United States
ISBN
9781611177138
SKU
V9781611177138
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-1
About Colin Carlin
Colin Carlin, a retired business executive with a strong connection to Africa and latterly an art dealer, is author of William Kirkpatrick of Malaga, Consul, Negociant and Grandfather of the Empress Eugenie. He lives in Bath, England.
Reviews for Captain James Carlin: Anglo-American Blockade Runner
Colin Carlin has produced a groundbreaking work that lifts the veil off the all-important ship captains who supplied the Confederacy with the necessary supplies to sustain its fight for independence. The author does a superb job in relating the story of his relative, James Carlin, a key member of the cadre of captains who sustained the Confederacy by running supplies ... Read more