A Historical Account of the Neutrality of Great Britain during the American Civil War

xv, 511, 20 pp. John Grant bookseller catalog bound in following text. A history of British neutrality during the American Civil War from a legal perspective, written by an English international lawyer who wrote a number of works on diplomacy. Bernard discusses the slavery question and the Fugitive Slave Law, the legality of secession, the election of Abraham Lincoln, proclamations of Great Britain and other nations during the war, maritime law, blockades, etc.