A world on fire Britain's crucial role in the American Civil War
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.
| Main Author: | Foreman, Amanda, 1968- |
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
New York :
Random House,
c2010.
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| Edition: | 1st U.S. ed. |
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| Online Access: |
Go to Downloadable eBook Here. |
| 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. |
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| Item Description: |
"Originally published in hardcover in the United Kingdom by Allen Lane"--T.p. verso. |
| Physical Description: |
xxxix, 958 p., [39] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 25 cm. |
| Bibliography: |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
037550494X (acid-free paper) 9780375504945 (acid-free paper) 0345529790 (ebook) 9780345529794 (ebook) |
| Author Notes: |
Amanda Lucy Foreman was born in London in 1968. She went to school at Sarah Lawrence College in New York and later at Columbia University. She returned to England in 1991and earned a Senior Scholarship at Lady Margaret Hall Oxford in 1993. It was at Oxford that she wrote her thesis "The political life of Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire, 1757-1806" which became the basis of her first biography. It won the 1998 Whitbread Prize for Best Biography. She went on to write several other historical works including: A World of Fire, The Ascent of a Woman, and The World Made by Women. She also utilizes her talent by writing for television, radio, and print media. (Bowker Author Biography) |