The Union, the Confederacy, and the Atlantic Rim

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Cover:“The Pending Conflict,” a cartoon by Oliver Evans Woods, first appeared in 1863, shows the Northern fears about the possibility of Confederacy recognition by European nations.The cartoon features Jefferson Davis, representing the Confederacy and trampling on the U.S. flag, fighting a defender of the Union. France’s Emperor Napoleon III and “John Bull” (representing Great Britain) look on.Their remarks to each other (in a caption not reproduced here) suggest that France and England would relish a Confederate victory as useful respectively to their imperial and overseas trade ambitions. Courtesy of the Library of Congress. Copyright 1995 by Purdue Research Foundation Copyright to 2013 introduction by Robert E. May First published in 1995 by Purdue University Press Designed by Cheryl Payne All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America.This book is printed on Glatfelter Natures Book, a paper certified under the standards of the Forestry Stewardship Council (FSC). It is a recycled stock that contains 30 percent post-consumer waste and is acid free. This book may be available in an electronic edition. 18 17 16 15 14 13 6 5 4 3 2 1 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data The Union, the Confederacy, and the Atlantic rim / edited by Robert E. May.—Rev. ed. p. cm. Includes index. ISBN 978-0-8130-4922-9 (alk. paper) 1. United States—Foreign relations—1861–1865. 2. United States—History—Civil War, 1861-1865. I. May, Robert E. E469.M38 2013 973.7'2—dc23 2013020089 The University Press of Florida is the scholarly publishing agency for the State University System of Florida, comprising Florida A&M University, Florida Atlantic University, Florida Gulf Coast University, Florida International University, Florida State University, New College of Florida, University of Central Florida, University of Florida, University of North Florida, University of South Florida, and University of West Florida. University Press of Florida 15 Northwest 15th Street Gainesville, FL 32611-2079 http://www.upf.com ...