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The Voyage of the CSS Shenandoah. A Memorable Cruise.
Whittle, William C. Ed(S): Harris, D Alan; Harris, Anne B
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Description for The Voyage of the CSS Shenandoah. A Memorable Cruise.
Num Pages: 255 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBWJ; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 153 x 22. Weight in Grams: 426.
The only Confederate ship to circumnavigate the globe.
The Confederate cruiser Shenandoah was the last of a group of commerce raiders deployed to prey on Union merchant ships. Ordered to the Pacific Ocean to ""greatly damage and disperse"" the Yankee whaling fleet in those waters, the Shenandoah's successful pursuit of her quarry compared favourably with the exploits of the more celebrated Alabama and Florida but has never been as well known because it coincided with the war's end and the Confederacy's downfall. It was, however, one of the best documented naval expeditions from England to the Indian Ocean, ... Read more
The only Confederate ship to circumnavigate the globe.
The Confederate cruiser Shenandoah was the last of a group of commerce raiders deployed to prey on Union merchant ships. Ordered to the Pacific Ocean to ""greatly damage and disperse"" the Yankee whaling fleet in those waters, the Shenandoah's successful pursuit of her quarry compared favourably with the exploits of the more celebrated Alabama and Florida but has never been as well known because it coincided with the war's end and the Confederacy's downfall. It was, however, one of the best documented naval expeditions from England to the Indian Ocean, ... Read more
Product Details
Publication date
2014
Publisher
The University of Alabama Press United States
Condition
New
Number of Pages
272
Format
Paperback
Place of Publication
Alabama, United States
ISBN
9780817357870
SKU
V9780817357870
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About Whittle, William C. Ed(S): Harris, D Alan; Harris, Anne B
D. Alan Harris is Associate Professor Emeritus of History at Old Dominion University. Anne B. Harris is Adjunct Assistant Professor of History at Old Dominion University.
Reviews for The Voyage of the CSS Shenandoah. A Memorable Cruise.
“The Voyage of the CSS Shenandoah is an invaluable primary source about what life was like on board a Confederate commerce raider and the kind of men who sailed on them.” Journal of Southern History “Students of the Confederate Navy will want this volume for its detailed observations of an historic, albeit strategically sterile, cruise and its insights ... Read more