The Blockade Runners

De: Jules Verne
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  • The Blockade Runners by Jules Verne. It was published in 1871 in single volume together with novel A Floating City as a part of the Voyages Extraordinaires series (The Extraordinary Voyages). An English translation was published in 1874.The American Civil War plot centers on the exploits of a British merchant captain named James Playfair who must break the Union blockade of Charleston harbor in South Carolina to trade supplies for cotton.Verne's tale was inspired by reality as many ships were actually lost while acting as blockade runners in and around Charleston in the early 1860s.The year is 1862 and the United States is engaged in a deadly civil war. President Lincoln has ordered the navy to blockade all Southern seaports. Neutral nations, like England, were told not to try and break through the blockade.
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  • The Blockade Runners : Chapter 10 - St Mungo

    The Blockade Runners : Chapter 10 - St Mungo
    Aug 13 2023
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  • The Blockade Runners : Chapter 9 - Between Two Fires

    The Blockade Runners : Chapter 9 - Between Two Fires
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    14 m
  • The Blockade Runners : Chapter 8 - The Escape

    The Blockade Runners : Chapter 8 - The Escape
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    17 m
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