Cruise and Captures of the Alabama

This incredible history presents the naval records of the United States during the Civil War (1861-1865). The writer gives a comprehensive view of the career of the famous cruiser in simple language, avoiding technicalities for the readers to grasp the information quickly. Contents include: England and the Blockade Escape of the «290» Arming at the Azores Semmes and His Officers Destruction of the Whalers Burning the Grain Fleet Settling a «Yankee Hash» Off Duty Amusements Dodging the San Jacinto Capture of the Ariel Recreation at Arcas Keys Fight with the Hatteras Escape from the Gulf of Mexico In Ambush on the Highway Admiral Wilkes Is Mistaken Strewing the Sea with Valuables Hide and Seek with the Vanderbilt Palsied Commerce in the Far East A New Adversary Battle with the Kearsarge Conclusion