America First: 100 Stories from Our Own History

Leif the Lucky, the swamp march to Vincennes, the Pony Express — a hundred true adventure stories from American history, told the way children begged to hear them in 1920.

Running the Blockade

3 pages in this part of America First.

Running the Blockade

During the Civil War, the harbors of the Southern ports were closely blockaded, so as to cut off supplies from foreign countries. In spite…

Running the Blockade: Banshee

The Banshee was a blockade-runner operating from Nassau. On her first run into Wilmington, she left the shores of the Bahamas, and crept…

Running the Blockade: Pilot

At length, they were opposite the mouth of Cape Fear River. "Better cast a lead, Captain, to find the bottom," whispered the Pilot.

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