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<p>This review discusses two recent books that focus on Key West in the Civil War. Employing vastly different approaches, both works will have their share of admirers and detractors. Given the complexity of Key West's role in the Civil War, however, much fertile ground remains for future researchers.</p>
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This review discusses two recent books that focus on Key West in the Civil War. Employing vastly different approaches, both works will have their share of admirers and detractors. Given the complexity of Key West's role in the Civil War, however, much fertile ground remains for future researchers.

“Mad Passions of the Hour”: Key West and the Civil War

Retired Professor of History and Political Science

British Journal of American Legal Studies

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This review discusses two recent books that focus on Key West in the Civil War. Employing vastly different approaches, both works will have their share of...

“Mad Passions of the Hour”: Key West and the Civil War

Published Online: Sep 07, 2023

Page range: 391 - 402

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/bjals-2023-0030

Keywords
Confederate States of America, Cuba, Disease, Fire, Fishing and Sponging, Forts, Historiography, Hurricanes, Key West, Slavery, Spain, U.S. Civil War, Wrecks and Wrecking

© 2023 Canter Brown, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

“Mad Passions of the Hour”: Key West and the Civil War

Published Online: Sep 07, 2023

Page range: 391 - 402

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/bjals-2023-0030

KeywordsConfederate States of America, Cuba, Disease, Fire, Fishing and Sponging, Forts, Historiography, Hurricanes, Key West, Slavery, Spain, U.S. Civil War, Wrecks and Wrecking

© 2023 Canter Brown, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
Confederate States of America, Cuba, Disease, Fire, Fishing and Sponging, Forts, Historiography, Hurricanes, Key West, Slavery, Spain, U.S. Civil War, Wrecks and Wrecking