A world on fire : Britain's crucial role in the American Civil War /
British involvement in America's Civil War was inevitable -- Britain was dependent on the South for cotton, and in turn the Confederacy relied almost exclusively on Britain for guns, bullets, and ships; the Union sought to block any diplomacy between the two and consistently teetered on the bri...
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| 245 | 1 | 2 | |a A world on fire : |b Britain's crucial role in the American Civil War / |c Amanda Foreman. |
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| 300 | |a xxxix, 958 p., [39] p. of plates : |b ill., maps ; |c 25 cm. | ||
| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references (p. [813]-916) and index. | ||
| 520 | 0 | |a British involvement in America's Civil War was inevitable -- Britain was dependent on the South for cotton, and in turn the Confederacy relied almost exclusively on Britain for guns, bullets, and ships; the Union sought to block any diplomacy between the two and consistently teetered on the brink of war with Britain. In the drawing rooms of London and the offices of Washington, on muddy fields and aboard packed ships, the author reveals the decisions made, the beliefs held and contested, and the personal triumphs and sacrifices that ultimately led to the reunification of America. | |
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