tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8764184332425626249.post8323856779286301124..comments2023-06-19T02:08:11.812-07:00Comments on Confederate Book Review: Book Review--Florida Civil War BlockadesRoberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16491729154851570270noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8764184332425626249.post-77413694027538609002011-09-26T18:21:29.292-07:002011-09-26T18:21:29.292-07:00Hi Jim,
Yes, disease is mentioned. Yellow fever ...Hi Jim,<br /> <br />Yes, disease is mentioned. Yellow fever and malaria being the prime problems for blockaders with scurvy also being present. The authors use the 1864 example of the USS James C. Chambers to show how quickly and devestating the disease could be in the confines of a ship. In less than a month 34 men contracted yellow fever and the ship was rendered useless for it's job. While the authors note that this was an unusually high % the year 1864 was a tough one with many other ships and also towns fighting the disease. <br /><br />In the authors defense they do make note in their bibliographic essay that they were under a strict 40,000 word count. With a somewhat limited market and the reasonable price point of most THP titles it can be understood I suppose. I like your idea of posting the bibliography online.Roberthttp://confederatebookreview.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8764184332425626249.post-92194934399087322592011-09-25T18:23:35.539-07:002011-09-25T18:23:35.539-07:00Great review, Robert...as a History Press author m...Great review, Robert...as a History Press author myself, I'm a little confused as to the disparity in the use of indexes, endnotes, and bibliographies in their books...it may just have to do with contracted word counts...I don't know...my first book with them had endnotes but no bibliography or index...I have seen THP books with all 3 and most with at least 1 of the 3...I put my bibliography up on my blog...oh well.<br /><br />Do they mention yellow fever at all?Jim Schmidthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03635615531025513644noreply@blogger.com