Lifeline of the Confederacy: Blockade Running During the Civil War (Studies in Maritime History)

Lifeline of the Confederacy: Blockade Running During the Civil War (Studies in Maritime History) by Wise, Stephen R.. hardcover edition. ISBN: 9780872495548.

Throughout the Civil War, the Confederacy was able to sustain its military forces due to a lifeline of steam propelled blockade runners. And now, for the first time, a comprehensive study that describes the tremendous maritime trade that flowed into Southern harbors form Texas to Virginia is available with the publication of Lifeline of the Confederacy: Blockade Running During the Civil War. Highlighted with numerous maps, illustrations and a listing of more than 300 blockade runners, this book analyzes the impact of blockade running on the Southern war effort. The work tells the vivid story of the revolutionary vessels and the unknown individuals who made up the supply system that came to be called the "Lifeline of the Confederacy."