Project Gutenberg 2015-10-05 Public domain in the USA. 180 Taylor, Thomas E. Running the Blockade A Personal Narrative of Adventures, Risks, and Escapes During the American Civil War Produced by readbueno and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Running the Blockade" by Thomas E. Taylor is a personal narrative of adventures, risks, and escapes during the American Civil War, written in the late 19th century. The book chronicles Taylor’s experiences as a blockade-runner, detailing the challenges faced due to the Federal blockade of Southern ports. With a focus on his journeys, it highlights the dangers of running blockades, unique characters he encounters, and the economic implications of the wartime embargo. The opening of the narrative introduces us to Taylor’s position as a young assistant in a Liverpool trading firm at the beginning of the Civil War. The declaration of the blockade by President Lincoln comes as a shock to the trade dynamics in Liverpool, igniting a surge of interest in blockade-running among merchants. Taylor’s initial lack of experience gives way to a thrilling invitation to captain a blockade-runner, revealing the excitement and financial incentives driving this perilous venture. As he embarks on these dangerous journeys, the narrative paints a vivid picture of the stakes involved and the audacious spirit of those who dared to defy the blockade. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 55.5 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Blockades Taylor, Thomas E. E456 Text Browsing: History - American Browsing: History - Warfare Category: Biographies Category: History - American Category: History - Warfare 317964 2025-06-20T06:54:01.859185 text/html 288275 2024-10-22T23:13:58 text/html 801613 2025-06-20T06:54:08.427071 application/epub+zip 801231 2025-06-20T06:54:03.169135 application/epub+zip 182370 2025-06-20T06:54:02.400105 application/epub+zip 889545 2025-06-20T06:54:12.134065 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 877037 2025-06-20T06:54:07.883073 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 259127 2022-09-22T16:32:16.045097 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 245737 2025-06-20T06:54:01.139129 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 225829 2024-10-22T23:13:58 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16016 2025-06-20T06:54:12.293046 application/rdf+xml 16860 2025-06-20T06:54:02.521113 image/jpeg 2826 2025-06-20T06:54:02.460090 image/jpeg 756595 2025-06-20T06:54:01.909098 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog