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Sabine Pass : The Confederacy's Thermopylae by Edward T. Cotham Jr. (2004, Hardcover)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherUniversity of Texas Press

ISBN-100292706030

ISBN-139780292706033

eBay Product ID (ePID)30532735

Product Key Features

Book TitleSabine Pass : the Confederacy's Thermopylae

Number of Pages288 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicUnited States / State & Local / General, United States / State & Local / Southwest (Az, NM, Ok, Tx), United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877)

Publication Year2004

IllustratorYes

GenreHistory

AuthorEdward T. Cotham Jr.

Book SeriesClifton and Shirley Caldwell Texas Heritage Ser.

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height0.5 in

Item Weight23 Oz

Item Length9 in

Item Width6 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2004-007808

ReviewsThe book is beautifully written, profusely illustrated and meticulously researched -- and sure to instruct and entertain any reader of Civil War history.

Dewey Edition22

Series Volume Number7

Dewey Decimal973.7/35

Table Of ContentIntroduction 1. Setting the Scene; 2. The Admiral and the Forts; 3. Attacking Texas; 4. From Bar to Battle; 5. Cottonclads with Cannon; 6. Planning a Victory; 7. Texas Is the Target; 8. Sabine Pass as a Stepping-Stone; 9. The Navy Makes Its Plans; 10. The Expedition Departs; 11. Revising the Plan; 12. "Hold the Fort at All Hazards"; 13. Attack of the Gunboats; 14. Praise and Blame; 15. The War Ends for Fort Griffin Conclusion

SynopsisRecounts the momentous hours of September 8, 1863, during which a handful of Texans prevented a Union military force from occupying Sabine Pass

LC Classification NumberE475.4.C68 2004