The CSS Shenandoah fired the last shot of the Civil War and was the only Confederate warship to circumnavigate the globe. But what was Captain James Waddell's true relationship with his Yankee prisoner Lillias Nichols and how did it determine the ship's final destination? Without orders, Waddell undertook a dangerous three month voyage through waters infested with enemy cruisers. He risked mutiny by a horrified crew who, having been declared pirates, could be hanged. This is the true story behind the cruise of the Shenandoah--one of secret love and blackmail--brought to light for the first time in 150 years.…mehr
The CSS Shenandoah fired the last shot of the Civil War and was the only Confederate warship to circumnavigate the globe. But what was Captain James Waddell's true relationship with his Yankee prisoner Lillias Nichols and how did it determine the ship's final destination? Without orders, Waddell undertook a dangerous three month voyage through waters infested with enemy cruisers. He risked mutiny by a horrified crew who, having been declared pirates, could be hanged. This is the true story behind the cruise of the Shenandoah--one of secret love and blackmail--brought to light for the first time in 150 years.
The late Paul Williams worked in the television and film industries as a writer, producer and director. He wrote several books about the American frontier and the Civil War. He lived in Melbourne, Australia.
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Table of Contents Acknowledgments Prologue 1. Tears Stood in His Eyes 2. To Prevent Her Doing Wrong 3. Captain Blood 4. You Be Damned 5. Never Return to Europe 6. She Will Thank Me Even More 7. A Most Scandalous Romance 8. A Piratical Vessel 9. I Was Not a Prisoner of War 10. How Dramatic! 11. I Will Fight for My Ship 12. I Want My Dinner, Lord 13. Utterly Worthless 14. Fiery Sparks 15. A Sensation of Freedom 16. Some Motive That Would Not Bear Explanation 17. An Evil Genius 18. Mercilessly Defrauded 19. The Crinoline Under Which Thou Hast Kindled an Incendiary Fire Appendix: Victims of the Shenandoah Chapter Notes Bibliography Index
Table of Contents Acknowledgments Prologue 1. Tears Stood in His Eyes 2. To Prevent Her Doing Wrong 3. Captain Blood 4. You Be Damned 5. Never Return to Europe 6. She Will Thank Me Even More 7. A Most Scandalous Romance 8. A Piratical Vessel 9. I Was Not a Prisoner of War 10. How Dramatic! 11. I Will Fight for My Ship 12. I Want My Dinner, Lord 13. Utterly Worthless 14. Fiery Sparks 15. A Sensation of Freedom 16. Some Motive That Would Not Bear Explanation 17. An Evil Genius 18. Mercilessly Defrauded 19. The Crinoline Under Which Thou Hast Kindled an Incendiary Fire Appendix: Victims of the Shenandoah Chapter Notes Bibliography Index
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