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American naval hero and Confederate secret agent James Dunwoody Bulloch was widely considered the Confederacy's most dangerous man in Europe. As head of the South's covert shipbuilding and logistics program overseas during the American Civil War, Bulloch acquired a staggering 49 warships, blockade runners, and tenders; built "invulnerable" ocean-going ironclads; sustained Confederate logistics; financed covert operations; and acted as the mastermind behind the destruction of 130 Union ships. Ironically, this man who conspired to destroy the Union and kidnap its president later stood as the favorite uncle and mentor to Theodore Roosevelt. Bulloch's astonishing life unfolds in this first-ever biography.
Contents
Table of Contents
Preface
1. In Connection with Great and Irresistible Events
2. Esteemed and Worthy
3. A Man of Amiable Character
4. Against Strong Northerly Winds and Head Seas—Prelude to War
5. Brains and Dash—Liverpool, 1861
6. Anglo- Rebel Pirates and Confederate Navy Cruisers—1862
7. Of Incalculable Value—1862
8. Grim Aspect and Formidable Equipment—1863
9. Harassing Perplexity—1863
10. Act Upon Your Own Judgment—1864
11. I Know Not What Your Circumstances May Be—1865
12. Under a New Flag
13. Once More
14. A President's Oracle
15. From Splendid Isolation
Appendix 1: Bulloch's Family, Friends, and Foes
Appendix 2: Bulloch's Fleet of Ships
Chapter Notes
Bibliography
Index
