Description: Galveston and the Civil War, Texas, Civil War Series, Paperback On the eve of the Civil War, Galveston was a jewel of the Gulf Coast--a booming city with a fine natural harbor and all the commerce, culture and improvements that attended it. Galveston was also home to the largest slave market west of New Orleans and a hotbed of secessionist sentiment. Once the war started, Galveston became the focus of Union efforts to take Texas and Confederate efforts to defend it. Through the voice of its people, this lively book relates the interesting and important role the Island City played during the war, including the story of the Union naval blockade, the dramatic Battle of Galveston, Unionists, dreadful epidemics of yellow fever, the surrender of Galveston as the last major port still in Confederate hands and the bondage and liberation of the island's enslaved African Americans.
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Location: Columbia, South Carolina
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All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money back or replacement (buyer's choice)
Brand: Unbranded
MPN: 9781609492830
Book Title: Galveston and the Civil War : an Island City in the Maelstrom
Number of Pages: 160 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Publication Year: 2012
Item Height: 0.3 in
Topic: United States / State & Local / Southwest (Az, NM, Ok, Tx), Military / United States, Military / Pictorial
Genre: History
Item Weight: 9.6 Oz
Item Length: 9 in
Author: James M. Schmidt
Book Series: Civil War Ser.
Item Width: 6 in
Format: Trade Paperback
