Florida Civil War Blockades: Battling for the Coast (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781609493400)

Florida was the third Southern state to secede from the United States in 1860-61. With its small population of 140,000 and no manufacturing, few Confederate resources were allocated to protect the state. Some 15,000 Floridians served in the Union and Confederate armies (the highest population percentage of any southern state), but perhaps Florida's greatest contributions came from its production of salt (an essential need for preserving meat and manufacturing gunpowder), its large herds of cattle (which fed two southern armies), and its 1500 mile shoreline (which allowed smugglers to bring critical supplies from Europe and the Carribean). Florida in the Civil War: Blockaders will focus on the men and ships that fought this prolonged battle at sea, along the long and largely vacant coasts of the Sunshine State and on Florida soil. The information will be drawn from official sources, newspaper articles and private accounts. Approximately fifty (50) period photographs and drawings will be incorporated into the text.

Author: Nick Wynne, Joe Crankshaw
ISBN-10: 1609493400
ISBN-13: 9781609493400
Publisher: History Press
Language: English
Published: 08/05/2011
Pages: 128
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.48lbs
Size: 8.97h x 6.58w x 0.37d

Review Citation(s):
Reference and Research Bk News 10/01/2011 pg. 45