William c harris introduction (2 resultados)

Soft cover. Condición: Very Good. Very slight crease at the bottom front corner. Spine sunned. The text is bright and crisp. Does not appear to have been used. Shelf-wear only.

Hardcover. Condición: Like New. Like New. Bound in a royal blue paper, covers are plain with silver foil lettering on the spine. Illustrated with an occasional photograph in black and white. Includes Prologue: The Cruise of the Shenandoah, Epilogue, Appendix, List of Prizes Taken by the CSS Shenandoah, Notes, and a Bibliographical Essay. Indexed. xi, 225 pp. Illustrated dust jacket depicts the CSS Shenandoah against a blue background. Protected by a mylar cover. Both this book and its dust jacket are like new. Full refund if not satisfied. FROM THE DUST JACKET: "The Confederate cruiser Shenandoah was the last of a group of commerce raiders deployed to prey on Union merchant ships. Ordered into the Pacific Ocean to 'greatly damage and disperse' the Yankee whaling fleet in those waters, the Shenandoah's successful pursuit of her quarry compares favorably with the exploits of the more celebrated Alabama and Florida but has never been as well known because it coincided with the war's end. It was, however, one of the best documented naval expeditions - from England to the Indian Ocean, Australia and the South Pacific, the Bering Sea, San Francisco, and finally to port in Liverpool - during the Civil War. The ship's log and Captain James Waddell's notes are well preserved, and a number of the Shenandoah's officers kept detailed journals of the entire voyage. One of the most significant journals by Lieutenant William Whittle is presented here, with annotations from other journals, the official record logs, and newspaper accounts of the Shenandoah's activities, together bringing to life the history of this remarkable voyage.…