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Sea of Gray: The Around-the-World Odyssey of the Confederate Raider Shenandoah
Sea of Gray The AroundtheWorld Odyssey of the Confederate Raider Shenandoah
Author: Tom Chaffin
The 58,000-Mile, Around-the-World Cruise of the Confederacy's Last Ship Afloat —  The sleek, 222-foot, black auxiliary steamer The Sea King left London on October, 8, 1864, ostensibly bound for Bombay. The subterfuge was ended off the shores of Madeira, as the ship was rechristened and outfitted for war. With new gun ports cu...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780809095117
ISBN-10: 0809095114
Publication Date: 1/24/2006
Pages: 448
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Publisher: Hill and Wang
Book Type: Hardcover
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Interesting story of not-very-publicized events from the civil war. Given that it was outfitted 6 months before the war ended, and most of the mayhem it caused was 3 months after the war ended, they seem to be more of pirates than part of a navy. The author is rather sympathetic towards them, though.


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