Shipwrecked: A True Civil War Story of Mutinies, Jailbreaks, Blockade-Running, and the Slave Trade

by Jonathan W. White

Book Overview

From the New York Times: "The astonishing stories in Shipwrecked ... offer] a fresh perspective on the mess of pitched emotions and politics in a nation at war over slavery."

Historian Jonathan W. White tells the riveting story of Appleton Oaksmith, a swashbuckling sea captain whose life intersected with some of the most important moments, movements, and individuals of the mid-19th century, from the California Gold Rush,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1538175010
• ISBN13: 9781538175019
• Release Date: August 2023
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.38 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.2" x 9.1"