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Secret Missions of the Civil War - First-hand Accounts by Men and Women Who Risked Their Lives in Underground Activities for the North and the South, Woven into a Continuous Narrative (Hardcover, New Ed)
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Secret Missions of the Civil War - First-hand Accounts by Men and Women Who Risked Their Lives in Underground Activities for the North and the South, Woven into a Continuous Narrative (Hardcover, New Ed)
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This excellent book, written and also edited by an authority on the
Civil War, author of The Man Who Killed Lincoln. The Drums of
Morning, and other books, is the story, based on contemporary
documents and on records held in Washington until 1953 as "top
secret" of "the evolution of underground activities for the entire
Civil War," both North and South. Here, with long and carefully
documented introductions and comments by the author, are accounts
in their own words of such personages as Allen Pinkerton,
McClellan's personal spy, the beautiful Mrs. Rose O'Neal Greenhow
and Belle Boyd, and the less beautiful S. Emma E. Edmonds, the
notorious Lafayette Baker, the first head of the Secret Service,
Maffitt, the fabulous blockade-runner, and many others. Perhaps the
most interesting account is the little-known tale of the huge
Confederate underground, operating largely from Canada, which was
behind the New York Draft Riots and engineered a gigantic and
unsuccessful conspiracy to involve the entire North in revolution.
The true fabric of history is a sound basis for a book with its
appeal to all students of the Civil War as well as those who will
enjoy an acquaintance with some of its most dramatic figures.
(Kirkus Reviews)
General
Imprint: |
Praeger Publishers Inc
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
August 1975 |
First published: |
August 1975 |
Authors: |
Frances Collin
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Dimensions: |
216 x 140 x 19mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Hardcover
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Pages: |
322 |
Edition: |
New Ed |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-8371-7657-4 |
Categories: |
Books >
Humanities >
History >
General
Books >
History >
General
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LSN: |
0-8371-7657-3 |
Barcode: |
9780837176574 |
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