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About the Author
George E. Buker is Professor Emeritus of History at Jacksonville University, and author of The Penobscot Expedition: Commodore Saltonstall and the Massachusett Conspiracy of 1779 and Swamp Sailors in the Second Seminole War.
Reviews
[Buker] argues that the presence of Union sailors and their extensive contacts ashore did serious damage to home-front morale and retarded Florida's value as a component of the rebel war machine. Since the state's long coastlines made it a ready target for a naval cordon, its commercial life suffered beginning in 1861 and deteriorated even further as the war progressed despite the efforts of blockade runners. Florida Unionists, antiwar natives, and runaway slaves flocked to these Federal warships to seek protection and quickly became a source of manpower for their crews as well as for land forces. - Journal of Southern History; ""The proliferation of publications concerning the American Civil War occasionally produces one that really contributes to our understanding of that conflict. George E. Buker's Blockaders, Refugees, and Contrabands is such a book."" - Journal of American History
Book Information
ISBN 9780817312961
Author George E. Buker
Format Paperback
Page Count 248
Imprint The University of Alabama Press
Publisher The University of Alabama Press
Weight(grams) 324g
Dimensions(mm) 215mm * 140mm * 18mm
About the Author
George E. Buker is Professor Emeritus of History at Jacksonville University, and author of The Penobscot Expedition: Commodore Saltonstall and the Massachusett Conspiracy of 1779 and Swamp Sailors in the Second Seminole War.
Reviews
[Buker] argues that the presence of Union sailors and their extensive contacts ashore did serious damage to home-front morale and retarded Florida's value as a component of the rebel war machine. Since the state's long coastlines made it a ready target for a naval cordon, its commercial life suffered beginning in 1861 and deteriorated even further as the war progressed despite the efforts of blockade runners. Florida Unionists, antiwar natives, and runaway slaves flocked to these Federal warships to seek protection and quickly became a source of manpower for their crews as well as for land forces. - Journal of Southern History; ""The proliferation of publications concerning the American Civil War occasionally produces one that really contributes to our understanding of that conflict. George E. Buker's Blockaders, Refugees, and Contrabands is such a book."" - Journal of American History
Book Information
ISBN 9780817312961
Author George E. Buker
Format Paperback
Page Count 248
Imprint The University of Alabama Press
Publisher The University of Alabama Press
Weight(grams) 324g
Dimensions(mm) 215mm * 140mm * 18mm
