The Confederate Privateers

by William Morrison Robinson Jr.

Overview

Recounts the exploits of the Confederacy's privately armed ships and of the sailors known as "gentlemen adventurers"

The Confederate Privateers recounts the exploits of the Confederacy's privately armed ships and their sea battles with the Union. Using naval war records and other archives, William Robinson describes the privateers, their cruises, their successes, their failures, and their ultimate fates. This narrative history is the first to portray the privateer Confederate cruises of the Jefferson Davis, the Dixie, the Sally, and the pygmy submarine Pioneer.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781570030055
Publisher:	University of South Carolina Press
Publication date:	01/31/1994
Series:	Studies in Maritime History
Edition description:	Paperback ed.
Pages:	388
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.90(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

The late William Morrison Robinson, Jr., a historian by avocation, published three books on the Confederate navy.

What People are Saying About This

Louisiana History

Has stood the test of time and remains the major reference work on Confederate privateers.

Gulf Coast Historical Review

Robinson's book is a partisan, yet lively and fascinating treatment of one of privateering's final and most colorful chapters.

Editorial Reviews

A reprint of the Yale UP edition of 1928 on the Confederacy's privately armed ships and their sea battles with the Union. Using Naval War records and other archives, the author provides an authentic description of the privateers, their cruises and prizes, their successes and failures, and their ultimate fates. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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