Oceans of Steam

Guns in–cotton out, the lucrative but dangerous contraband routes of the American Civil War were dominated by fast ships and British ports. Heavily seasoned with adventurers, agents and spies from a half dozen nations, the risk of capture or death ran high as the United States Navy visited a parade of destruction on the blockade running steamers. Lavish salaries and unbelievable profits motivated most but not all. A few kept watch. Either in an effort to protect or destroy this, the Confederacy