Perspectives on Nassau and Blockade Running, 1860-1865

by Keith Tinker

Book Overview

BLOCKADE RUNNING TO NASSAU PROVIDES A REVIEW OF NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL EVENTS IN WHICH THE SMALL, TRADITIONALLY POOR BRITISH COLONIAL OUT-POST IN THE BAHAMAS BECAME A PIVOTAL TRANS-SHIPMENT POINT FOR THE MOVEMENT OF SUPPLIES AND COMMODITIES BETWEEN THE FEDERAL-BLOCKADED CONFEDERATE STATES AND MERCHANT HOUSES, COMMODITY MARKETS AND SHIPYARDS IN A TECHNICALLY NEUTRAL GREAT BRITAIN. DURING THE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR (1860-1865), NASSAU BENEFITTED SIGNIFICANTLY...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1984554271
• ISBN13: 9781984554277
• Release Date: September 2018
• Publisher: Xlibris Us
• Length: 258 Pages
• Weight: 0.84 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"