Description
About the Author
Howard Jones is University Research Professor in the Department of History at the University of Alabama. He is the author of numerous books, including Mutiny on the Amistad: The Saga of a Slave Revolt and Its Impact on American Abolition, Law, and Diplomacy which provided the historical basis for the movie Amistad.
Reviews
"[An] informative, important study [that] builds on a foundation laid in his Union in Peril to expand dramatically the interpretation of Civil War diplomacy. . . . A valuable study of great importance."-Choice
"A well-written and succinct account of the role slavery played in the struggles over foreign intervention during the American Civil War. . . . [It] should be welcomed as the best synthesis available of Union diplomacy during the Civil War."-Filson Club History Quarterly
"A tremendously readable study that promises to become a classic."-Library Journal
"Engrossing. . . . A fine achievement of historical scholarship."-Booklist
Book Information
ISBN 9780803275652
Author Howard Jones
Format Paperback
Page Count 236
Imprint University of Nebraska Press
Publisher University of Nebraska Press
Weight(grams) 340g