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The Cruise of the Alabama and the Sumter [Hardcover]

Raphael Semmes (Author)

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Publication Date: September 28, 2001

First published over 100 years ago, CRUISE OF THE ALABAMA AND THE SUMTER is Raphael Semmes? incredible story of his experiences as a commander in the Confederate Navy during the Civil War. Semmes draws upon his private journals and papers to unfold his memories of capturing merchant vessels and skillfully eluding Union warships while commanding both the Alabama and Sumter. Together with his crew, Semmes endured a career of commerce raiding that was without equal in American naval history of its time

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This is a reprint of the London edition "As Published in 1864".

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1809-1877

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Hardcover: 348 pages
Publisher: Digital Scanning Inc. (September 28, 2001)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1582183554
ISBN-13: 978-1582183558
Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.4 x 1.1 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)

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