{"product_id":"thunder-on-the-river-the-civil-war-in-northeast-florida-paperback","title":"Thunder on the River: The Civil War in Northeast Florida - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDaniel L. Schafer\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA captivating history of the Civil War in northeast Florida \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Captures in rich detail the competition between the Confederates and Unionists, blacks and whites, and civilians and soldiers in the region. A fascinating and illuminating story told through compelling and persuasive prose.\"--Aaron Sheehan-Dean, author of \u003ci\u003eWhy Confederates Fought\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"A fast-paced social history of the Civil War in northeastern Florida.\"--John David Smith, editor of \u003ci\u003eBlack Soldiers in Blue\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e When the Civil War finally came to North Florida, it did so with an intermittent fury that destroyed much of Jacksonville and scattered its residents. The city was taken four separate times by Federal forces but abandoned after each of the first three occupations. During the fourth occupation, it was used as a staging ground for the ill-fated Union invasion of the Florida interior, which ended in the bloody Battle of Olustee in February 1864. This late Confederate victory, along with the deadly use of underwater mines against the U.S. Navy along the St. Johns, nearly succeeded in ending the fourth Union occupation of Jacksonville. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Writing in clear, engaging prose, Daniel Schafer sheds light on this oft-forgotten theatre of war and details the dynamic racial and cultural factors that led to Florida's engagement on behalf of the South. He investigates how fears about the black population increased and held sway over whites, seeking out the true motives behind both the state and federal initiatives that drove freed blacks from the cities back to the plantations even before the war's end. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e From the Missouri Compromise to Reconstruction, \u003ci\u003eThunder on the River\u003c\/i\u003e offers the history of a city and a region precariously situated as a major center of commerce on the brink of frontier Florida. Historians and Civil War aficionados alike will not want to miss this important addition to the literature.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDaniel L. Schafer\u003c\/b\u003e, Distinguished Professor Emeritus of History at the University of North Florida, is the author of six books, including \u003ci\u003eAnna Madgigine Jai Kingsley: African Princess, Florida Slave, Plantation Slaveowner\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 368\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.81 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 23, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52752480960845,"sku":"9780813060545","price":30.92,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0927\/3304\/7117\/files\/Tk03d2dLWTh2TENEWUQwUGFOOVYvdz09.webp?v=1762923041","url":"https:\/\/belfastbooks.us\/products\/thunder-on-the-river-the-civil-war-in-northeast-florida-paperback","provider":"belfastbooks.us","version":"1.0","type":"link"}