Jonathan W. White

Gebundenes Buch

Shipwrecked

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

Beschreibung

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, filibustering schemes in Nicaragua, Cuban liberation, and the Civil War and Reconstruction.

Autor

Historian Jonathan W. White is 2023 joint winner of the Gilder Lehrman Lincoln Prize and the author of many books including, most recently, A House Built by Slaves: African American Visitors to the Lincoln White House (R&L, 2022). His numerous articles, essays, and reviews on Lincoln and the Civil War Era have appeared in Smithsonian, Time, the New York Times, and the Washington Post. He teaches American studies at Christopher Newport University and resides in Newport News, VA.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
• Seitenzahl: 336
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. August 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 232mm x 158mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 620g
• ISBN-13: 9781538175019
• ISBN-10: 1538175010
• Artikelnr.: 67454253