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CSS Alabama: Builder Captain and Plans, 1985

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Published by the University of Alabama Press in 1985, this oblong oversized hardcover documents the Confederate raider CSS Alabama, the ship built in secret at Birkenhead, England, that wreaked havoc on Union merchant shipping before its famous sinking off Cherbourg in 1864.

Includes reproductions of the original construction plans along with period photographs and documentation.

Oblong oversized hardcover in dust jacket; minor foxing on first page or two. Please review all photos carefully, and email me with any questions.

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