Thunder on the River: The Civil War in Northeast Florida [SIGNED FIRST EDITION]

Schafer, Daniel L.

Verlag: University Press of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, 2010

Beschreibung

As new condition red cloth boards with silver spine lettering contained in an as new condition non price-clipped color illustrated dust jacket. Includes Author Dedication; Preface; Acknowledgments; Notes; Bibliography; Index and About the Author. Illustrated with black-and-white photographs, maps and a double page black-and-white vintage 1859 map frontispiece of Jacksonville. Signed and dated (Dec 22, 2014) by the author with blue pen on the full title page. "Schafer dispenses once and for all with the idea that there wasn't a Civil War in Florida's northeastern peninsula. And, it wasn't just Yank and Reb. The conflict carried all the complexities of black and white, male and female, and rich and poor - not to mention land and water. This is a fine read and a solid scholarly achievement." - Larry E. Rivers, president, Fort Valley State University. "Schafer's study of northeast Florida captures in rich detail the competition between Confederates and Unionists, blacks and whites, and civilians and soldiers in the region. The result is a substantial contribution to our understandings of secession, invasion, occupation, emancipation, and defeat. A fascinating and illuminating story told through compelling and persuasive prose." - Aaron Sheehan-Dean, author. "This fast-paced, well-written narrative explores the impact of the Civil War on Florida's St. Johns River region. Moving chronologically through the war years, Thunder on the River brings to light the story of the city of Jacksonville, including the surrounding countryside and its residents, be they white or black, supporters of the Confederacy or of the Union. Northeast Florida was the most hotly contested region of Florida during the Civil War. For the enslaved population of the region, Union control of the St. Johns meant that freedom was as close as the river. Hundreds of slaves and free blacks of northeast Florida made important wartime contributions, including many who escaped from bondage and joined the Union army to fight for freedom. The white residents of Jacksonville were so convinced that Northerners intended to limit the right granted by the Constitution to carry human property into the western territories, and to eventually abolish the institution of slavery altogether, that they embraced seccession and war as their last desperate chance to preserve their way of life. Daniel Schafer delves into the complex dynamics of race and culture in the region, demonstrating how and why fears about the black population increased, and revealing the true motives behind state and federal initiatives that drove freed blacks from the cities back to the plantations even before war's end. The city of Jacksonville was captured multiple times by Federal forces during the Civil War. During the fourth occupation it was used as a staging ground for the planned Union invasion of the Florida interior. This ill-fated expedition ended in the bloody Battle of Olustee in February 1864. This late Confederate victory - one of the last significant ones of the war -- along with the deadly use of underwater mines against the U.S. Navy along the St. Johns, nearly succeeded in ending the final Union occupation of the city. Based on a thorough review of a broad selection of primary sources, Thunder on the River touches on such important themes as seccession, contested places, occupation, emancipation, invasions, hard war, and reconstruction. It presents local history in a national context and offers a comprehensive telling of the story of Florida's Civil War experience from the Missouri Compromise to Reconstruction - of Confederates and Unionists, of soldiers and civilians, of enlisted men and officers, of die-hards and deserters, of slaves and plantation owners, of ordinary men and women caught up in extraordinary events." - from the inner front and rear jacket flaps. ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Daniel L. Schafer is professor emeritus of history at the University of North Florida. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 006265

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Thunder on the River: The Civil War in ...

Verlag: University Press of Florida, Gainesville, Florida

Erscheinungsdatum: 2010

Einband: Hardcover

Illustrator: OFarrell, Louise (jacket design)

Zustand: As New

Zustand des Schutzumschlags: As New

Signiert: Signed by Author(s)

Auflage: 1st Edition