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 schemes in Nicaragua, Cuban liberation, and the Civil War and Reconstruction.
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 schemes in Nicaragua, Cuban liberation, and the Civil War and Reconstruction.
Historian Jonathan W. White is 2023 joint winner of the Gilder Lehrman Lincoln Prize and the author of many books including, most recently, A House Built by Slaves: African American Visitors to the Lincoln White House (R&L, 2022). His numerous articles, essays, and reviews on Lincoln and the Civil War Era have appeared in Smithsonian, Time, the New York Times, and the Washington Post. He teaches American studies at Christopher Newport University and resides in Newport News, VA.
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Illustrations Acknowledgments Prologue Part 1. Youth Chapter 1: Family Chapter 2: California Chapter 3: Africa Chapter 4: Diplomacy Chapter 5: Secession Part 2. War Chapter 6: The Augusta Chapter 7: Fort Lafayette Chapter 8: Fort Warren Chapter 9: Charles Street Prison Chapter 10: Execution Chapter 11: Trial Part 3. Isolation Chapter 12: Escape Chapter 13: Exile Chapter 14: Lincoln Chapter 15: Kidnapping Chapter 16: Divorce Chapter 17: Storms Chapter 18: Death Appendix 1: Oaksmith Family Tree Appendix 2: The Wells and Manuel Ortiz Selected Bibliography Abbreviations in Notes Notes
Illustrations Acknowledgments Prologue Part 1. Youth Chapter 1: Family Chapter 2: California Chapter 3: Africa Chapter 4: Diplomacy Chapter 5: Secession Part 2. War Chapter 6: The Augusta Chapter 7: Fort Lafayette Chapter 8: Fort Warren Chapter 9: Charles Street Prison Chapter 10: Execution Chapter 11: Trial Part 3. Isolation Chapter 12: Escape Chapter 13: Exile Chapter 14: Lincoln Chapter 15: Kidnapping Chapter 16: Divorce Chapter 17: Storms Chapter 18: Death Appendix 1: Oaksmith Family Tree Appendix 2: The Wells and Manuel Ortiz Selected Bibliography Abbreviations in Notes Notes
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