{"product_id":"the-alabama-british-neutrality-and-the-american-civil-war-9780253344731","title":"The Alabama, British Neutrality, and the American Civil War","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhen Frank J. Merli died in December 2000, he left many manuscripts related to Great Britain and the American Civil War. At the request of Merli's widow, David M. Fahey has edited this volume for publication. It offers a spirited critique of the way historians have presented the international dimension of the American Civil War. The book offers a fresh account of the escape of the CSS Alabama from British territorial waters in 1862, the decision of its captain, Raphael Semmes, to fight a Union gunboat off the coast of France in 1864, and the curious story of a British-built Chinese flotilla that could have become a small Confederate fleet had negotiations with the Chinese not broken down. The book will appeal to naval and diplomatic historians and to all Civil War buffs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Frank J. Merli\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Indiana University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/17\/2004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 225\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.11lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.42h x 6.34w x 0.91d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780253344731\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrank J. Merli (1929-2000) was Professor of History at Queens College in the City University of New York. At the time of his death he was writing what amounted to a multi-volume sequel to \u003ci\u003eGreat Britain and the Confederate Navy, 1861-1865\u003c\/i\u003e, portions of which are published under the title \u003ci\u003eThe Alabama, British Neutrality, and the American Civil War\u003c\/i\u003e (Indiana University Press 2004).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDavid M. Fahey is Professor of History at Miami University of Ohio and author of \u003ci\u003eTemperance and Racism: John Bull, Johnny Reb, and the Good Templars\u003c\/i\u003e and co-editor of \u003ci\u003eAlcohol and Temperance in Modern History: An International Encyclopedia\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Oxford, Ohio.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Indiana University Press","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":40234714923123,"sku":"9.78025E+12","price":32.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_991cf90e-2c31-4812-a4a8-51786bdb43f3.jpg?v=1657026878","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/the-alabama-british-neutrality-and-the-american-civil-war-9780253344731","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}