The Night the War was Lost
by Charles L. Dufour
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Collectible: Very Good
- Seller
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Smyrna, Georgia, United States
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About This Item
Doubleday, 1960. Hardback. Collectible: Very Good. 1st Edition (stated) - VERY GOOD in very good dust jacket. DJ in protective mylar. Binding is tight and square. No marks. . . . . . . Contends that with the fall of the critical city of New Orleans in spring 1862, the South lost the Civil War, although fighting would continue for three more years. This book portrays terrified citizens and leaders occasionally rising to heroism. It explains the reasons for the seizure of New Orleans and describes its results. . . . . . . TABLE OF CONTENTS: 1.) Louisiana leaves the Union -- 2.) New Orleans girds for war -- 3.) The guns of Sumter -- 4.) Apathy mans the ramparts -- 5.) The blockade begins to pinch -- 6.) Alias the *Turtle* -- 7.) Enter General Lovell -- 8.) The Tifts build a warship -- 9.) New Orleans awaits invasion -- 10.) The ambitious Lieutenant Porter -- 11.) A plan : but whose? -- 12.) Outfitting the fleet -- 13.) New Orleans becomes jittery -- 14.) Farragut enters the river -- 15.) If there had been radio -- 16.) The *Bummers* open up -- 17.) The hour of decision -- 18.) Farragut runs the gantlet -- 19.) Panic in the streets -- 20.) By the power of brutal force -- 21.) The end of Confederate New Orleans
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Details
- Bookseller
- Antique Mall Books, LLC (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2403220003
- Title
- The Night the War was Lost
- Author
- Charles L. Dufour
- Format/Binding
- Hardback
- Book Condition
- Used - Collectible: Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Doubleday
- Date Published
- 1960
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
Terms of Sale
Antique Mall Books, LLC
About the Seller
Antique Mall Books, LLC
About Antique Mall Books, LLC
In March of 2023, after 14 years in Steubenville, Ohio, we sold our brick-and-mortar bookstore and moved back to Georgia. We understand both the used and collectible book business along with customer service. We will be happy to provide you with a quality book if you find one of our offerings worthy of being added to your library. We will provide pictures if you do not see one in our listing. We strive to have detailed and accurate listings, and when we sell a book, we do our best to ship it within 24 hours.
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