Shipwrecked, a true Civil War story of mutinies, jailbreaks, blockade-running, and the slave trade, Jonathan W. White
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- Biographies
- Slave trade -- United States -- History -- 19th century
- Slave traders -- New York (State) -- New York -- Biography
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Blockades
- Oaksmith, Appleton, 1827 or 1828-1887
- Ship captains -- United States -- Biography
- Escapes -- Massachusetts -- Boston
- New York (N.Y.) -- Biography
- Carteret County (N.C.) -- Biography
- Smith, Elizabeth Oakes Prince, 1806-1893 -- Family
- Nicaragua -- History -- Filibuster War, 1855-1860
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Shipwrecked, a true Civil War story of mutinies, jailbreaks, blockade-running, and the slave trade, Jonathan W. White
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
resource.biographical
individual biography
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
index present
Literary form
non fiction
Main title
Shipwrecked
Nature of contents
bibliography
Oclc number
1368035068
Responsibility statement
Jonathan W. White
Sub title
a true Civil War story of mutinies, jailbreaks, blockade-running, and the slave trade
Summary
"The riveting story of Appleton Oaksmith, a swashbuckling sea captain whose life intersected with some of the most important moments, movements, and individuals of the mid-nineteenth century, from the California Gold Rush, filibustering schemes in Nicaragua, and Cuban liberation to the Civil War and Reconstruction"--, Provided by publisher
Table of contents
Youth -- Family -- California -- Africa -- Diplomacy -- Secession -- War -- The Augusta -- Fort Lafayette -- Fort Warren -- Charles Street Prison -- Execution -- Trial -- Isolation -- Escape -- Exile -- Lincoln -- Kidnapping -- Divorce -- Storms -- Death -- Appendix 1: Oaksmith Family Tree -- Appendix 2: The Wells and Manuel Ortiz
Target audience
adult
resource.variantTitle
True Civil War story of mutinies, jailbreaks, blockade-running, and the slave trade
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