0
Your cart

Your cart is empty

Books > Social sciences > Warfare & defence > War & defence operations > Civil war

Buy Now

Confederates in the Tropics - Charles Swett's Travelogue (Hardcover) Loot Price: R1,669
Discovery Miles 16 690
Confederates in the Tropics - Charles Swett's Travelogue (Hardcover): Sharon Hartman Strom, Frederick Stirton Weaver

Confederates in the Tropics - Charles Swett's Travelogue (Hardcover)

Sharon Hartman Strom, Frederick Stirton Weaver

 (sign in to rate)
Loot Price R1,669 Discovery Miles 16 690 | Repayment Terms: R156 pm x 12*

Bookmark and Share

Expected to ship within 10 - 15 working days

Charles Swett (1828-1910) was a prosperous Vicksburg merchant and small plantation owner who was reluctantly drawn into secession but then rallied behind the Confederate cause, serving with distinction in the Confederate Army. After the war some of Swett's peers from Mississippi and other southern states invited him to explore the possibility of settling in British Honduras or the Republic of Honduras.

"Confederates in the Tropics" uses Swett's 1868 travelogue to explore the motives of would-be Confederate migrants' fleeing defeat and Reconstruction in the United States South. The authors make a comparative analysis of Confederate communities in Latin America, and use Charles Swett's life to illustrate the travails and hopes of the period for both blacks and whites.

Swett's diary is presented here in its entirety in a clear, accessible format, edited for contemporary readers. Swett's style, except for his passionate prefatory remarks, is a remarkably unsentimental, even scientific look at Belize and Honduras, more akin to a field report than a romantic travel account. In a final section, the authors suggest why the expatriate communities of white Southerners nearly always failed, and follow up on Swett's life in Mississippi in a way that sheds light on why disgruntled Confederates decided to remain in or eventually to return to the U.S. South.

General

Imprint: University Press Of Mississippi
Country of origin: United States
Release date: May 2011
First published: May 2011
Authors: Sharon Hartman Strom • Frederick Stirton Weaver
Dimensions: 229 x 152 x 14mm (L x W x T)
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 176
ISBN-13: 978-1-60473-994-7
Categories: Books > Humanities > History > History of other lands
Books > Humanities > History > American history > 1800 to 1900
Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Military history
Books > Social sciences > Warfare & defence > War & defence operations > Civil war
Books > History > American history > 1800 to 1900
Books > History > History of other lands
Books > History > History of specific subjects > Military history
Promotions
LSN: 1-60473-994-0
Barcode: 9781604739947

Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate? Let us know about it.

Does this product have an incorrect or missing image? Send us a new image.

Is this product missing categories? Add more categories.

Review This Product

No reviews yet - be the first to create one!

You might also like..

Homage to Catalonia
George Orwell Hardcover R629 Discovery Miles 6 290
Mobile Under Siege - Surviving the Union…
Paula Lenor Webb Paperback R544 R503 Discovery Miles 5 030
The Coal River Valley in the Civil War…
Michael B. Graham Paperback R609 R558 Discovery Miles 5 580
Arkansas Civil War Heritage - A Legacy…
W.Stuart Towns Paperback R495 R463 Discovery Miles 4 630
The Gettysburg Address - Perspectives on…
Sean Conant Hardcover R2,499 Discovery Miles 24 990
The Irish at Gettysburg
Phillip Thomas Tucker Phd Paperback R645 R588 Discovery Miles 5 880
The Civil War at Perryville - Battling…
Christopher L Kolakowski Paperback R544 R503 Discovery Miles 5 030
Alabama and the Civil War - A History…
Robert C Jones Paperback R561 R521 Discovery Miles 5 210
James Garfield and the Civil War - For…
Daniel J Vermilya Paperback R669 R612 Discovery Miles 6 120
Confederates in Montana Territory - In…
Ken Robison Paperback R527 R497 Discovery Miles 4 970
Confederate General Leonidas Polk…
Cheryl H. White Paperback R526 R485 Discovery Miles 4 850
Silver Spring and the Civil War
Robert E. Oshel Paperback R530 R490 Discovery Miles 4 900

See more

Partners