Our Man in Charleston
Britain's Secret Agent in the Civil War South
New York : Crown Publishers, [2015]
Format: Book
Edition: First edition.
Description: 388 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
"The little-known story of a British diplomat who serves as a spy in South Carolina at the dawn of the Civil War, posing as a friend to slave-owning aristocrats when he was actually telling Britain not to support the Confederacy"-- Provided by publisher.
Subjects:
Bunch, Robert, 1820-1881.
Diplomats -- Great Britain -- Biography.
Spies -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century.
Espionage -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century.
Diplomatic and consular service, British -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
Diplomatic and consular service, British -- Confederate States of America.
HISTORY / United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877)
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Historical.
HISTORY / Military / United States.
United States -- Foreign relations -- Great Britain.
Great Britain -- Foreign relations -- United States.
Confederate States of America -- Foreign relations -- Great Britain.
Great Britain -- Foreign relations -- Confederate States of America.
Bunch, Robert, 1820-1881.
Diplomats -- Great Britain -- Biography.
Spies -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century.
Espionage -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century.
Diplomatic and consular service, British -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
Diplomatic and consular service, British -- Confederate States of America.
HISTORY / United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877)
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Historical.
HISTORY / Military / United States.
United States -- Foreign relations -- Great Britain.
Great Britain -- Foreign relations -- United States.
Confederate States of America -- Foreign relations -- Great Britain.
Great Britain -- Foreign relations -- Confederate States of America.
ISBN:
9780307887276 (hardback)
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
BIOGRAPHY Bunch, Robert | Main (Downtown) | Third Level, Biography | In |
BIOGRAPHY Bunch, Robert | Main (Downtown) | Third Level, Biography | Out (Due: ) |
BIOGRAPHY Bunch, Robert | Cooper (Forest Acres) | Biography | In |
BIOGRAPHY Bunch, Robert | Southeast | Biography | In |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 329-375) and index.