Shipwrecked: A True Civil War Story of Mutinies, Jailbreaks, Blockade-Running, and the Slave Trade (Jonathan W. White - NH) Section- Politics As we approach the 150th

As we approach the 150th anniversary of the Proclamation

Confederate soldiers lived and fought within military units where they experienced the traumatic strain of combat and its privations together--all the while being separated from suffering families

" This vital two-generation relationship was nonetheless problematic

This is the story of resilient

Shipwrecked: A True Civil War Story of Mutinies, Jailbreaks, Blockade-Running, and the Slave Trade (Jonathan W. White - NH) Section- Politics As we approach the 150thby Jonathan White From the New York Times: "The astonishing stories in Shipwrecked [offer] a fresh perspective on the mess of pitched emotions and politics in a nation at war over slavery." Historian Jonathan W. White tells the riveting story of Appleton Oaksmith, a swashbuckling sea captain whose life intersected with some of the most important moments, movements, and individuals of the mid 19th century, from the California Gold Rush, filibustering