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Title
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NASSAU AND BLOCKADE-RUNNING: 1861-1865.
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Creator
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TINKER, KEITH LAMONT., Florida Atlantic University, Mohl, Raymond A.
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Abstract/Description
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This thesis examines blockade-running through Nassau during the American Civil War. The initial chapters examine the blockade of Confederate ports, and wartime blockade-running, 1861-1865. The concluding chapter summarizes the decline of blockade-running through Nassau. The argument of this thesis is that blockade-running through Nassau produced a tremendous increase in trade, with consequent increases in the price of consumer goods, in wages, and in the crime rate. With the decline of...
Show moreThis thesis examines blockade-running through Nassau during the American Civil War. The initial chapters examine the blockade of Confederate ports, and wartime blockade-running, 1861-1865. The concluding chapter summarizes the decline of blockade-running through Nassau. The argument of this thesis is that blockade-running through Nassau produced a tremendous increase in trade, with consequent increases in the price of consumer goods, in wages, and in the crime rate. With the decline of blockade-running, prices of commodities, wages, and the crime rate reverted to pre-Civil War conditions.
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Date Issued
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1982
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PURL
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http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/14117
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Subject Headings
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Blockade, United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Blockade, Nassau (Bahamas)--History
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Format
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Document (PDF)
