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Foreman, Amanda, 1968-
Subjects
Public opinion -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century.
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Participation, British.
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Foreign public opinion, British.
United States -- Foreign relations -- Great Britain.
Great Britain -- Foreign relations.
United States -- Foreign relations -- 1861-1865.
Great Britain -- Foreign relations -- 1837-1901.
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Foreman, Amanda, 1968-
Public opinion -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century.
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Participation, British.
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Foreign public opinion, British.
United States -- Foreign relations -- Great Britain.
Great Britain -- Foreign relations.
United States -- Foreign relations -- 1861-1865.
Great Britain -- Foreign relations -- 1837-1901.
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A world on fire : Britian's crucial role in the American
Civil
War
/ Amanda Foreman.
by
Foreman, Amanda, 1968-
Random House, c2011.
Call #:
973.72 F715w
Subjects
Public opinion
--
Great Britain
--
History
--
19th century.
United
States
--
History
--
Civil
War
,
1861-1865
--
Participation
,
British
.
United
States
--
History
--
Civil
War
,
1861-1865
--
Foreign public opinion,
British
.
United
States
--
Foreign relations
--
Great Britain.
Great Britain
--
Foreign relations.
United
States
--
Foreign relations
--
1861-1865
.
Great Britain
--
Foreign relations
--
1837-1901.
ISBN:
9780375504945 (acid-free paper)
037550494X (acid-free paper)
Alternate title:
Britain's crucial role in the American
Civil
War
Saga of
Civil
War
at home and abroad
Edition:
1st U.S. ed.
Description:
xxxix, 958 p., [32] p. of plates : ill., maps, ports. ; 24 cm.
Notes:
Originally published: London : Allen Lane, 2010. Subtitle varies
--
A Saga of
Civil
War
at home and abroad.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Cotton is King. The uneasy cousins ; On the best of terms ; "The cards are in our hands" ; Expectations are dashed ; The Rebel yell ;
War
by other means ; "It takes two to make a quarrel" ; The Lion roars back ; The
war
moves to England ; The first blow against slavery ; Five miles from Richmond ; The South is rising ; Is blood thicker than water? ; A fateful decision
--
Fire all around them. Bloodbath at Fredericksburg ; The missing key to victory ; "The tinsel has worn off" ; Faltering steps of a counterrevolution ; Prophecies of blood and suffering ; The key is in the lock ; The eve of battle ; Crossroads at Gettysburg ; Pressure rising ; Devouring the young ; River of death ; Can the nation endure?
--
If only we are spared. Buckling under pressure ; A great slaughter ; "Defiance to her enemies" ; "Can we hold out?" ; The crisis comes ; The tyranny of hope ; "Come retribution" ; "
War
is cruelty" ; "The
British
mark on every battle-field" ; "Richmond tomorrow" ; Fire, fire ; "A true-born king of men".
Summary:
Presents a
history
of the role of
British
citizens in the American
Civil
War
that offers insight into the interdependencies of both nations and how the Union worked to block diplomatic relations between England and the Confederacy.
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