Project Gutenberg 2015-10-05 Public domain in the USA. 107 Taylor, Thomas E. Running the Blockade A Personal Narrative of Adventures, Risks, and Escapes During the American Civil War Produced by readbueno and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Running the Blockade" by Thomas E. Taylor is a personal narrative of adventures, risks, and escapes during the American Civil War, written in the late 19th century. The book chronicles Taylor’s experiences as a blockade-runner, detailing the challenges faced due to the Federal blockade of Southern ports. With a focus on his journeys, it highlights the dangers of running blockades, unique characters he encounters, and the economic implications of the wartime embargo. The opening of the narrative introduces us to Taylor’s position as a young assistant in a Liverpool trading firm at the beginning of the Civil War. The declaration of the blockade by President Lincoln comes as a shock to the trade dynamics in Liverpool, igniting a surge of interest in blockade-running among merchants. Taylor’s initial lack of experience gives way to a thrilling invitation to captain a blockade-runner, revealing the excitement and financial incentives driving this perilous venture. As he embarks on these dangerous journeys, the narrative paints a vivid picture of the stakes involved and the audacious spirit of those who dared to defy the blockade. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Blockades Taylor, Thomas E. E456 Text Browsing: History - American Browsing: History - Warfare 317782 317805 2024-09-21T04:13:16.231083 2023-09-21T14:03:24.420960 text/html text/html 308726 2015-10-05T10:01:18 text/html; charset=utf-8 753211 2015-10-05T10:01:18 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 801545 2024-09-21T04:13:22.477541 application/epub+zip 801246 2024-09-21T04:13:17.316602 application/epub+zip 182384 2024-09-21T04:13:16.729055 application/epub+zip 889559 2024-09-21T04:13:26.040500 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 876975 2024-09-21T04:13:21.955532 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 259127 2022-09-22T16:32:16.045097 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 245885 245699 2024-09-21T04:13:15.363092 2023-09-21T14:03:23.588961 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 246162 2015-10-05T10:01:14 text/plain; charset=utf-8 93530 2015-10-05T10:01:18 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 17952 2024-09-21T04:13:26.172501 application/rdf+xml 16860 2024-09-21T04:13:16.862546 image/jpeg 2826 2024-09-21T04:13:16.807410 image/jpeg 756551 2024-09-21T04:13:16.279076 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog