The Voyage of the CSS Shenandoah : A Memorable Cruise

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...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Whittle, William C.
Otros Autores: Harris, Anne B., Harris, D. Alan
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Tuscaloosa : University of Alabama Press, 2005.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Whittle, William C., > Jr. > (William Conway), > 1840-1920
Whittle, William C., > Jr. > (William Conway), > 1840-1920 > Diaries.
Shenandoah (Cruiser)
Seafaring life.
Sailors.
Ocean travel.
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > General.
Vie en mer > Histoire > 19e siecle.
Marins > États confederes d'Amerique > Journaux intimes.
Seafaring life > History > 19th century.
Ocean travel > History > 19th century.
Sailors > Confederate States of America > Diaries.
United States > Confederate States of America.
United States.
États-Unis > Histoire > 1861-1865 (Guerre de Secession) > Recits personnels des confederes.
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Naval operations, Confederate.
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Personal narratives, Confederate.
Personal narratives > Confederate.
History.
Diaries.
Electronic books.
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  • Preface; Introduction; Prologue: The Cruise of the Shenandoah; 1. Never did a ship go to sea so miserably prepared; 2. I wish we could catch another Yankee; 3. This is indeed a Merry Christmas; 4. The Victorian Government treated us very badly; 5. Oh, the terrible, terrible monotony; 6. What an April fool for the poor Yanks; 7. The news is bad, very bad; 8. The darkest day of my life; 9. In the name of honor ... let us support the Captain; Epilogue; Appendix. List of Prizes Taken by the CSS Shenandoah; Notes; Bibliographical Essay; Index.

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