| Mobile Under Siege: Surviving the Union Blockade Contributor(s): Webb, Paula Lenor (Author) |
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ISBN: 1467118478 ISBN-13: 9781467118477 Publisher: History Press OUR PRICE: $19.79 Product Type: Paperback Published: November 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - Civil War Period (1850-1877) - History | Military - United States - History | United States - State & Local - South (al,ar,fl,ga,ky,la,ms,nc,sc,tn,va,wv) |
| LCCN: 2016938322 |
| Series: Civil War |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 6" W x 8.9" (0.70 lbs) 144 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1851-1899 - Topical - Civil War - Locality - Mobile, Alabama - Geographic Orientation - Alabama |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: On August 5, 1864, the Civil War arrived at Mobile's doorstep. The Union navy blockaded Mobile Bay and the city for eight months. Confederate general Dabney Maury fought to protect the city and its citizens who refused to leave, such as Octavia LeVert and |
Contributor Bio(s): Webb, Paula Lenor: - Paula Lenor Webb is a government documents reference and outreach librarian at the University of South Alabama. She has a master's in library and information science from the University of Alabama and a BA in English from Judson College. Paula is associated with the Mobile Genealogical Society, Mobile Historical Society and the History Museum of Mobile. Born in Mobile, the marriage of her library science degree and her love of research carried her deep into the history of her beloved home city. |