Great Britain and the American Civil War (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. British Neutrality, Cotton Diplomacy, and Anglo-American Relations During the Civil WarBy Ephraim Douglass Adams
Length22h 44m
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Great Britain and the American Civil War is a meticulous diplomatic history of the conflict as seen through Anglo-American relations. Adams examines neutrality, the Trent affair, Confederate diplomacy, cotton diplomacy, commerce raiders, and the shifting moral force of emancipation. Written in a measured, archival style, the work belongs to the early twentieth-century tradition of documentary political history, yet it remains alert to public opinion, parliamentary debate, and the pressures of commerce and empire. Ephraim Douglass Adams, a Stanford historian trained in the rigorous methods of professional historical scholarship, brought to the subject both American perspective and deep engagement with British sources. His interest in international relations and institutional decision-making shaped a study that resists sectional romance in favor of evidence, context, and diplomatic complexity. Writing after the passions of the Civil War had cooled, Adams could assess motives and misjudgments with unusual balance. This book is recommended for readers seeking more than a battlefield history of the Civil War. It is essential for students of diplomacy, Victorian Britain, and transatlantic politics, and rewarding for anyone interested in how foreign governments interpret domestic crises abroad.
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Audiobook details
GenreHistory
Length22 hrs 44 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateNov 30, 2023
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Introduction
21THE BLOCKADE
2VOLUME I. VOLUME II.
22CHAPTER IX
3PREFACE
23ENTER MR. LINDSAY
4CONTENTS OF VOLUME ONE
24CHAPTER XI
5PART ONE
25RUSSELL'S MEDIATION PLAN
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6CHAPTER I
26CHAPTER XII
7BACKGROUNDS
27THE EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION
8CHAPTER II
28CHAPTER XIII
9FIRST KNOWLEDGE OF IMPENDING CONFLICT, 1860-61.
29THE LAIRD RAMS
10CHAPTER III
30CHAPTER XIV
11THE DEVELOPMENT OF A POLICY, MAY, 1861
31ROEBUCK'S MOTION
12CHAPTER IV
32CHAPTER XV
13BRITISH SUSPICION OF SEWARD
33THE SOUTHERN INDEPENDENCE ASSOCIATION
14CHAPTER V
34CHAPTER XVI
15THE DECLARATION OF PARIS NEGOTIATION
35BRITISH CONFIDENCE IN THE SOUTH
16CHAPTER VI
36CHAPTER XVII
17BULL RUN; CONSUL BUNCH; COTTON AND MERCIER
37THE END OF THE WAR
18CHAPTER VII
38CHAPTER XVIII (pt. 1)
19THE "TRENT"
39CHAPTER XVIII (pt. 2)
20CHAPTER VIII
40Memorable Quotes
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