Treasure and empire in the Civil War : the Panamá route, the West and the campaigns to control America's mineral wealth / Neil P. Chatelain.

"Across North America's periphery, unknown and overlooked Civil War campaigns were waged over whether the Union or Confederacy would dominate lands, mines, and seaborne transportation networks of North America's mineral wealth. The Union needed this wealth to stabilize their wartime economy while th...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Chatelain, Neil P. (Author)
Language:	English
Published:	Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2024]
Subjects:	United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Naval operations. United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Economic aspects. Mines and mineral resources > West (U.S.) > History > 19th century. États-Unis > Histoire > 1861-1865 (Guerre de Sécession) > Opérations navales. États-Unis > Histoire > 1861-1865 (Guerre de Sécession) > Aspect économique. HISTORY / Military / United States. HISTORY / United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877)
Physical Description:	vii, 276 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm
Format:	Book

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