The burden of Confederate diplomacy /
Hubbard, Charles M.,1939-
Knoxville : University of Tennessee Press,
c1998.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [217]-240) and index.
The diplomacy of secession -- The failure of diplomacy produces war -- The burden of cotton -- Poorly chosen diplomats produce poor diplomacy -- Interrupted momentum and disrupted strategy -- A new initiative in Europe : the blockade -- Benjamin takes control of the State Department -- Will the Emperor help obtain recognition? -- The lost diplomatic opportunity of 1862 -- The diplomacy of finance and the Erlanger loan -- The burden of multiparty diplomacy : the Roebuck initiative -- The burden of Southern honor : the diplomatic break with Great Britain -- France, Mexico, and frustrated Confederates -- The desperate end game -- The legacy of failure.