Corsan Benjamin Trask (25 results)

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Novel - Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Louisiana State University Press Historical Books (Louisiana State University Press) Two Months in the Confederate States - An Englishman's Travels Through the South (VG+) (dust jacket laminated, signed by editor) Manufacturer: Louisiana State University Press Product Line: Historical Books (Louisiana State University Press) Type: Novel - Hardcover Copyright Date: 1996 Author: W. C. Corsan, Benjamin H. Trask Page Count: 216 Please review the condition and any condition notes for the exact condition of this item. All pictures are stock photos. The condition of the item you will receive is VG+ - dust jacket laminated, signed by editor. Our grading system is explained in the terms of sale section of our bookseller page. Please feel free to contact us with any questions. Product Description: A hardware merchant recounts his journey from New Orleans to Richmond in the fall of 1862.…

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Condition: good. Dust Jacket Condition: good. hbk 216pp shows evidence of public library ownership but only one or two discrete library stamps no card pocket or external shelfmark and clearly not accessed a very good clean tight unmarked copy in sleeve-protected dj.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. In the fall of 1862 W. C. Corsan, an English steel merchant and manufacturer from Sheffield, visited the Confederacy to judge the impact of the American Civil War, especially the blockade, on his business prospects. Upon his return to Britain, Corsan penned his observations about the South and its Cause, and his memoir was published in London the following year. With the author identified in the book only as an ""English Merchant,"" Corsan remained obscure for more than 125 years.In this new edition, Benjamin H. Trask's marvelous research identifies Corsan as the heretofore anonymous merchant and tracks his course from New York to New Orleans and across the Deep South. Trask's introduction gives the first published information about Corsan's life and firm, and also ably places the merchant's visit in the context of England's possible intervention on the side of the Confederacy.In a clear, lively, and at times humorous style, Corsan details his experiences, which include nearly being drafted into the Rebel army. He also records southerners' attitudes toward the war and, as was natural given his background and mission, economic and financial matters. Trask's footnotes provide welcome commentary on the text. A rosy view of the Confederacy emerges from Corsan's narrative. Everywhere he went, the Englishman found southern morale very high. As he traveled, he analyzed the relative strengths of the opposing sides and concluded that the South would easily win the war. Although Corsan was opposed to slavery, he adamantly believed blacks incapable of rising in rebellion against their masters or of engaging in combat against southern troops.Corsan's accurate descriptions of his surroundings reveal much about the Confederacy; his inaccuracies disclose much about himself and the British merchant class. With Trask's notes illuminating the distinction, Two Months in the Confederate States is an invaluable resource for students of both the Civil War and the Victorian era. W.C. Corsan provides a first-hand account of the Confederacy at the moment when it still believed that triumph was inevitable, yet when the ingredients of defeat were self-evident. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

HC. 155pp ISBN 0807120375 very good+ w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Baton Rouge printing of the original 1863 London edition, done-up nicely by LSU in black cloth with silver spine lettering, octavo, pp. xx, 155. Black and white illustrations, including a facsimile of the 1863 title page and a map of Corsan's overland route from New Orleans to Richmond.…

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. reprint edition. 184 pages. 9.55x6.00x0.50 inches. In Stock.

Paperback. Condition: F/VG++/ND. y 1st Edn. 1st Imp. FNL. SOFTBACK SHIPPED FROM THE UK.* Edition: 1st. Thus. * Impression: 1st FNL.* Date of Publication: 1998. * Publisher: * Binding and cover condition: Mono illustrated stiff card covers showing a print of Richmond, no bumps or rubs. Absolutely minimal shelf wear to tail of spine. No creases to spine or to hinge. Very slight fade to top of front cover. VG++.* Contents condition: PRIVATE COPY NOT EX-LIBRARY, Clean, crisp tight & bright. No annotations, marks or inscriptions, no tanning or other visible faults. FINE. * Illustrations: Several b/w photos, facsimiles & line drawings throughout. * Pages: 140pp. text. xviii pp. Bibliography, Index & blank pages at rear. * Product Description:- The travels of an English hardware merchant in the deep South during the Civil war during the autumn of 1862 form the basis of this work. Through his copious, informative notes, Trask adds a great deal to this vivid account. Perhaps because he was a stranger, however sympathetic to the southern cause, this memoir gives a fresh perspective of the South at war, whereas local diarists took much of the ordinary for granted. Benjamin H. Trask is librarian for the Mariner's Museum in Newport Virginia. * This is a NEAR FINE copy of the 1st./1st. FNL with minimal cover fade reducing it to VG++. 1998-01-01.…

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Octavo, 155 pages, index, illustrated. Top left-hand corner slightly sunned.

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Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - In the fall of 1862 W. C. Corsan, an English steel merchant and manufacturer from Sheffield, visited the Confederacy to judge the impact of the American Civil War, especially the blockade, on his business prospects. Upon his return to Britain, Corsan penned his observations about the South and its Cause, and his memoir was published in London the following year. With the author identified in the book only as an ''English Merchant,'' Corsan remained obscure for more than 125 years.In this new edition, Benjamin H. Trask's marvelous research identifies Corsan as the heretofore anonymous merchant and tracks his course from New York to New Orleans and across the Deep South. Trask's introduction gives the first published information about Corsan's life and firm, and also ably places the merchant's visit in the context of England's possible intervention on the side of the Confederacy.In a clear, lively, and at times humorous style, Corsan details his experiences, which include nearly being drafted into the Rebel army. He also records southerners' attitudes toward the war and, as was natural given his background and mission, economic and financial matters. Trask's footnotes provide welcome commentary on the text. A rosy view of the Confederacy emerges from Corsan's narrative. Everywhere he went, the Englishman found southern morale very high. As he traveled, he analyzed the relative strengths of the opposing sides and concluded that the South would easily win the war. Although Corsan was opposed to slavery, he adamantly believed blacks incapable of rising in rebellion against their masters or of engaging in combat against southern troops.Corsan's accurate descriptions of his surroundings reveal much about the Confederacy; his inaccuracies disclose much about himself and the British merchant class. With Trask's notes illuminating the distinction, Two Months in the Confederate States is an invaluable resource for students of both the Civil War and the Victorian era.…

Condition: New. W.C. Corsan provides a first-hand account of the Confederacy at the moment when it still believed that triumph was inevitable, yet when the ingredients of defeat were self-evident.KlappentextCorsan visited the Confederacy in the fall.

Paperback. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title.