James D. Bulloch
Subtitle: secret agent and mastermind of the Confederate navy
By: Walter E. Wilson and Gary L. McKay
Contributors: McKay, Gary L.
Publisher: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers; McFarland
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Jefferson, North Carolina
Language: eng
Number of pages: 368
ISBN-13: 9780786466597
Subjects: Confederate States of America; Confederate Naval operations; Secret service; Biography; Officials and employees; History; Confederate States of America. Navy; Foreign relations; Spies
Description: "American naval hero and Confederate secret agent James Dunwoody Bulloch was widely considered the Confederacy's most dangerous man in Europe. Bulloch's life unfolds in this biography, an engaging chronicle of his rise as one of America's most admired maritime figures, his role as one of its most threatening enemies, and his transformation into America's greatest forgotten naval hero"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: In connection with great and irresistible events; title: Esteemed and worthy; title: A man of amiable character; title: Against strong northerly winds and head seas-prelude to war; title: Brains and dash-Liverpool, 1861; title: Anglo-rebel pirates and Confederate navy cruisers-1862; title: Of incalculable value-1862; title: Grim aspect and formidable equipment-1863; title: Harassing perplexity-1863; title: Act upon your own judgment-1864; title: I know not what your circumstances may be-1865; title: Under a new flag; title: Once more; title: A president's oracle; title: From splendid isolation.