The Trent Affair: A Diplomatic Crisis by Norman B Ferris ISBN 13: 9780870491696

Knoxville: The University of Tennesee Press, 1977. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Good. First edition. Jacket lightly rubbed, minor chips and minor tears to jacket edges. Red spots on top page ridge, ink underlining and marginalia, ink note and ink names on front free endpaper. 1977 Hard Cover. "The Trent Affair was a diplomatic incident in 1861 during the American Civil War that threatened a war between the United States and Great Britain and Ireland. The U.S. Navy unlawfully captured two Confederate diplomats from a British Royal Mail steamer; the British government protested vigorously. The United States ended the incident by releasing the diplomats. On November 8, 1861, the USS San Jacinto, commanded by Union Captain Charles Wilkes, intercepted the British mail packet RMS Trent and removed, as contraband of war, two Confederate diplomats: James Murray Mason and John Slidell. The envoys were bound for Britain and France to press the Confederacy's case for diplomatic recognition and to… Read more

University of Tennessee Press. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1977. First Edition. Hardcover. 0870491695 . PON stamp in black in upper corner of first page. (w/dj)A clean tightly bound hardcover copy. Unmarked, gently read, showing gentle head and foot wear to the spine and edges of the dust jacket and lightly bumped corners. A really nice copy overall. .

University of Tennessee Press, 1977. Hardcover. Good. Disclaimer:Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

University of Tennessee Press. Used - Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside.

University of Tennessee Press, 1977-01-01. Hardcover. Very Good. ***please read*** name inside cover with light pencil - no marks on text - dj is very good and is inside a mylar sleeve - my shelf location 25-a-30

University of Tennessee Press, 1977. Hardcover. Good.

University of Tennessee Press. DJ in archival cover edge ware small tear small chip. . Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1977.