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The lion and the fox : two rival spies and the secret plot to build a Confederate Navy / Alexander Rose.

Rose, Alexander, 1971- (author.).

Summary:

"James Bulloch, a sea captain turned Confederate agent, arrived in Liverpool at a crucial moment during the U.S. Civil War: a Union blockade was preventing Southern cotton exports from reaching Britain, threatening to destroy what was left of the Confederate economy-unless Bulloch could secretly arrange for the construction of a fleet of warships to break the northern grip on the South. Shortly thereafter, Union operative Thomas Dudley, a pious Quaker and radical abolitionist, arrived in Liverpool to stop the Confederate spy. Either man's mission, if successful, would determine the war's outcome and the country's fate. From master of historical espionage Alexander Rose, The Lion and the Fox uncovers an enthralling, unknown story at the core of the Civil War: an intense duel between two international agents who almost single-handedly decided America's war and changed the course of history"-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

ISBN: 9780358393252
ISBN: 0358393256
ISBN: 9780063277892
ISBN: 0063277891
Physical Description: ix, 270 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: New York, NY : Mariner Books, an imprint of HarperCollins, [2022]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 217-256) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Prologue: The Bloody Spot -- On Secret Service -- The White Gold -- The Black Crow -- The Crowning City -- A River in Sicily -- The First Raider -- The War Rules -- The Magician -- The Dead Letter -- Traitor to His Benefactor -- The Lucky Shoemaker -- The Man with No Hands -- The Great Red God -- Retribution.