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Author:

Foreman, Amanda, 1968-

Title:

A world on fire : Britian's crucial role in the American Civil War / Amanda Foreman.

Edition:

1st ed.

Publisher:

Random House,

Copyright Date:

c2011

Description:

xxxix, 958 p., [39] p. of plates: ill., maps, ports. ; 24 cm.

Subject:

United States--Participation, British.--Civil War, 1861-1865--Participation, British.
United States--Foreign public opinion, British.--Civil War, 1861-1865--Foreign public opinion, British.
United States--Foreign relations--Great Britain.
Great Britain--Foreign relations--United States.
United States--Foreign relations--1861-1865.
Great Britain--Foreign relations--1837-1901.
Public opinion--Great Britain--History--19th century.

Notes:

Originally published: London : Allen Lane, 2010. Subtitle varies. 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.

ISBN:

0345529790 (ebook)
9780345529794 (ebook)
037550494X (acid-free paper)
9780375504945 (acid-free paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)503042120

LCCN:

2011003726

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