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• catalog abstract ""In June 1863, just days before the epic clash at Gettysburg ended the last rebel land invasion of the North, a small party of the Confederate Navy mounted a devastating series of raids on the New England coast, culminating in a battle off Portland, Maine. Veteran author David W. Shaw brilliantly re-creates this almost forgotten chapter of the Civil War in rich narrative detail drawn from accounts of the participants." "At the center of the conflict were two men: the hotheaded young adventurer Charles W. Read, who resigned his commission as a Union midshipman to become a lieutenant in the Confederate Navy; and Secretary of the United States Navy Gideon Welles, a well-connected politician who ably oversaw the explosive growth of the fleet - including the revolutionary ironclads - during the war despite his lack of maritime experience. Serving aboard CSS Florida off the coast of Brazil, Read hatched a daring plan to sail a captured brig directly into the Union's home waters and wreak havoc on their shipping lanes. Burning or capturing more than twenty merchant vessels in less then three weeks, and switching ships several times to elude capture, Read's rampage caused widespread panic in Northern cities, made headlines in the major daily newspapers, and brought enormous pressure on Welles to "stop the rebel pirate." At one point there were nearly forty Union ships sent to hunt down Read in a cat-and-mouse game that finally led to his dramatic capture off the coast of Maine."--Jacket.".
• catalog contributor b13147269.
• catalog coverage "United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Naval operations, Confederate.".
• catalog created "c2004.".
• catalog date "2004".
• catalog date "c2004.".
• catalog dateCopyrighted "c2004.".
• catalog description ""In June 1863, just days before the epic clash at Gettysburg ended the last rebel land invasion of the North, a small party of the Confederate Navy mounted a devastating series of raids on the New England coast, culminating in a battle off Portland, Maine. Veteran author David W. Shaw brilliantly re-creates this almost forgotten chapter of the Civil War in rich narrative detail drawn from accounts of the participants." "At the center of the conflict were two men: the hotheaded young adventurer Charles W. Read, who resigned his commission as a Union midshipman to become a lieutenant in the Confederate Navy; and Secretary of the United States Navy Gideon Welles, a well-connected politician who ably oversaw the explosive growth of the fleet - including the revolutionary ironclads - during the war despite his lack of maritime experience. Serving aboard CSS Florida off the coast of Brazil, Read hatched a daring plan to sail a captured brig directly into the Union's home waters and wreak havoc on their shipping lanes. Burning or capturing more than twenty merchant vessels in less then three weeks, and switching ships several times to elude capture, Read's rampage caused widespread panic in Northern cities, made headlines in the major daily newspapers, and brought enormous pressure on Welles to "stop the rebel pirate." At one point there were nearly forty Union ships sent to hunt down Read in a cat-and-mouse game that finally led to his dramatic capture off the coast of Maine."--Jacket.".
• catalog description "1 Daring Combat 3 -- 2 High Seas Terror 14 -- 3 Dark Times 24 -- 4 Bold Escape 36 -- 5 Civilized Pirates 46 -- 6 Foreign Threat 58 -- 7 Dangerous Mission 71 -- 8 Tropical Fire 82 -- 9 Well-Guarded Secret 87 -- 10 Devil's Cartel 97 -- 11 Enemies Draw Near 106 -- 12 Deadly Strike 114 -- 13 Lightning Response 125 -- 14 Tempestuous Seas 133 -- 15 Freedom Granted 142 -- 16 Cries of Outrage 153 -- 17 Desperate Deception 162 -- 18 Surprise Attack 173 -- 19 Final Battle 185 -- Aftermath 197 -- Appendix "The Florida's Cruise" 213.".
• catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. [221]-223) and index.".
• catalog extent "235 p., [8] p. of plates :".
• catalog hasFormat "Sea wolf of the Confederacy.".
• catalog identifier "074323555X".
• catalog isFormatOf "Sea wolf of the Confederacy.".
• catalog issued "2004".
• catalog issued "c2004.".
• catalog language "eng".
• catalog publisher "New York : Free Press,".
• catalog relation "Sea wolf of the Confederacy.".
• catalog spatial "United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Naval operations, Confederate.".
• catalog subject "973.7/57/092 B 22".
• catalog subject "Confederate States of America. Navy Officers Biography.".
• catalog subject "E467.1.R27 S53 2004".
• catalog subject "Read, Charles William, 1840-1890.".
• catalog tableOfContents "1 Daring Combat 3 -- 2 High Seas Terror 14 -- 3 Dark Times 24 -- 4 Bold Escape 36 -- 5 Civilized Pirates 46 -- 6 Foreign Threat 58 -- 7 Dangerous Mission 71 -- 8 Tropical Fire 82 -- 9 Well-Guarded Secret 87 -- 10 Devil's Cartel 97 -- 11 Enemies Draw Near 106 -- 12 Deadly Strike 114 -- 13 Lightning Response 125 -- 14 Tempestuous Seas 133 -- 15 Freedom Granted 142 -- 16 Cries of Outrage 153 -- 17 Desperate Deception 162 -- 18 Surprise Attack 173 -- 19 Final Battle 185 -- Aftermath 197 -- Appendix "The Florida's Cruise" 213.".
• catalog title "Sea wolf of the Confederacy : the daring Civil War raids of naval Lt. Charles W. Read / David W. Shaw.".
• catalog type "text".