Great Britain and the American Civil War

"Great Britain and the American Civil War" by Ephraim Douglass Adams is a historical exploration into how people in Great Britain thought about the American Civil War and what choices their government made. It explains how the British felt about the war and the hard situation it put them in with both the North and the South. It includes detailed research of newspapers, letters, and other writings from 1860 to 1865. The book looks at important people like Charles Francis Adams, who represented America in Great Britain, and shows how people had different views on whether Great Britain was really staying neutral in the war. It also touches on how Great Britain's history with America and its feelings about slavery affected what they thought about the war. Providing a foundation for examining British politics and public sentiment toward the American conflict.