A world on fire : Britain's crucial role in the American Civil War, Amanda Foreman, (electronic resource)

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A world on fire : Britain's crucial role in the American Civil War, Amanda Foreman, (electronic resource)

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Title remainder

Britain's crucial role in the American Civil War

Medium

electronic resource

Statement of responsibility

Amanda Foreman

Instantiates

• A world on fire : Britain's crucial role in the American Civil War

Publication

• New York, Random House, c2010

Note

"Originally published in hardcover in the United Kingdom by Allen Lane"--T.p. verso

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Carrier category

online resource

Carrier category code

• cr

Carrier MARC source

rdacarrier

Content category

text

Content type code

• txt

Content type MARC source

rdacontent

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."

Edition

1st U.S. ed.

Extent

1 online resource (xxxix, 958 p., [39] p. of plates)

Form of item

online

Isbn

9780345529794

Isbn Type

(electronic bk.)

Media category

computer

Media MARC source

rdamedia

Media type code

• c

Other physical details

ill., maps

Record ID

• 2474451
• 2474451

Specific material designation

remote

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(OCoLC)747716452