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100 1 _aForeman, Amanda,
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245 1 2 _aA world on fire :
_bBritain's crucial role in the American Civil War /
_cAmanda Foreman.
250 _a1st ed.
260 _aNew York :
_bRandom House,
_cc2011.
300 _axxxix, 958 p., [39] p. of plates:
_bill., maps, ports. ;
_c24 cm.
500 _aOriginally published: London : Allen Lane, 2010. Subtitle varies.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 _aCotton is King. The uneasy cousins ; On the best of terms ; "The cards are in our hands" ; Expectations are dashed ; The Rebel yell ; War by other means ; "It takes two to make a quarrel" ; The Lion roars back ; The war moves to England ; The first blow against slavery ; Five miles from Richmond ; The South is rising ; Is blood thicker than water? ; A fateful decision -- Fire all around them. Bloodbath at Fredericksburg ; The missing key to victory ; "The tinsel has worn off" ; Faltering steps of a counterrevolution ; Prophecies of blood and suffering ; The key is in the lock ; The eve of battle ; Crossroads at Gettysburg ; Pressure rising ; Devouring the young ; River of death ; Can the nation endure? -- If only we are spared. Buckling under pressure ; A great slaughter ; "Defiance to her enemies" ; "Can we hold out?" ; The crisis comes ; The tyranny of hope ; "Come retribution" ; "War is cruelty" ; "The British mark on every battle-field" ; "Richmond tomorrow" ; Fire, fire ; "A true-born king of men".
520 _aPresents a history of the role of British citizens in the American Civil War that offers insight into the interdependencies of both nations and how the Union worked to block diplomatic relations between England and the Confederacy.
650 0 _aPublic opinion
_zGreat Britain
_xHistory
_y19th century.
_9181974
651 0 _aGreat Britain
_xForeign relations
_y1837-1901.
_9116663
651 0 _aGreat Britain
_xForeign relations
_zUnited States.
_966956
651 0 _aUnited States
_xForeign relations
_y1861-1865.
_9181975
651 0 _aUnited States
_xForeign relations
_zGreat Britain.
_966957
651 0 _aUnited States
_xHistory
_yCivil War, 1861-1865
_xForeign public opinion, British.
_9181976
651 0 _aUnited States
_xHistory
_yCivil War, 1861-1865
_xParticipation, British.
_9181977
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