This book was written by Hamilton Cochran, published in 1958, the narrative is 333 pages and is illustrated with black and white photos and drawings. Within four weeks of the fall of Ft. Sumter, President Lincoln had declared a blockade of over four thousand miles of Confederate coastline, from Cape Henry in Virginia to the Mexican border. In response, professional runners, lured by both profits and patriotism, built faster, sleeker, low profile ships and piloted them through the ever thickening Northern cordon. The tonnage they imported, including items ranging from straight pins to marine engines, sustained the South throughout the conflict. This exciting chronicle of the ships and men that ran federal naval blockades during the Civil War also provides an overall assessment of the blockades conception, effectiveness, and impact on the Southern populace. This hardback book is in very good, used condition with a dust jacket that is in very good condition.

Item # AA1996