
A Vast and Fiendish Plot:
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What fueled these Southern patriots' rage? And what if they had succeeded?
This terrifying scenario almost became a reality following what the New York Herald declared "a vast and fiendish plot." Infuriated by the Union's killing of their beloved General John Hunt Morgan and the burning of the Shenandoah Valley, eight Confederate officers swore revenge. Their method: Greek fire. Their target: Manhattan's commercial district. The daring mission could have changed the course of American history.
In the first book to bring to life this bold conspiracy in full detail, Civil War expert Clint Johnson reveals shocking facts about the treacherous alliances and rivalries that threatened nineteenth-century America. Here is the truth about this stunning event, the spirit that fueled it, and the near destruction of the world's most influential city.
"A fresh and intriguing addition to Civil War literature. . .. Johnson dispels myths and shows how Southerners sought to take revenge on a 'sister city' they felt betrayed them."
--Brion McClanahan, author of The Politically Incorrect Guide to the Founding Fathers
"Insightful analysis of an amazing turn of events that nearly set New York City ablaze during the Civil War." -- David J. Eicher, author of The Longest Night
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- Intro
- Praise
- Also by Clint Johnson
- Title Page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Introduction
- Prologue: "A Born Gentleman to the Tips of His Fingers"
- PART I. The South's Secessionist Sister City
- Chapter 1. "Decayed Is Here"
- Chapter 2. "A Traffic in Enslaved Africans"
- Chapter 3. "A Great Distribution Point for Cotton"
- Chapter 4. "Money Is Plenty, Business Is Brisk"
- Chapter 5. "The Meetings of These Madmen"
- Chapter 6. "The City of New York Belongs to the South"
- Chapter 7. "That Which Comes Easy Goes Easy"
- PART II. The South Seethes
- Chapter 8. "How Sad Is This Life"
- Chapter 9. "A Fire in the Rear Will Be Opened"
- Chapter 10. "State Governments Will Be Seized"
- Chapter 11. "The People Have Lost All Confidence in Lincoln"
- PART III. The Plan
- Chapter 12. "Organize Only in 'the Territory of the Enemy'"
- Chapter 13. "New York Is Worth Twenty Richmonds"
- Chapter 14. "Set Fire to Cities on Election Day"
- Chapter 15. "Rebel Agents in Canada"
- PART IV. Burn New York
- Chapter 16. "Something Dead in That Valise"
- Chapter 17. "Do the Greatest Damage in the Business District"
- Chapter 18. "It Blazed Up Instantly"
- Chapter 19. "A Vast and Fiendish Plot"
- PART V. The Aftermath
- Chapter 20. "If Convicted, They Will Be Executed"
- Chapter 21. "Trust to Luck"
- Chapter 22. "A Terror for Our Citizens"
- Chapter 23. "They Sacrificed Everything"
- Epilogue: What Happened to the Principal Characters
- Acknowledgments
- Source Notes
- Selected Bibliography
- Index
- Copyright
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