Our Man in Charleston

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This is the title of a new book that mixes diplomacy and espionage in South Carolina when the British send a new consul to Charleston in 1853. Robert Bunch would serve into the Civil War period, faced with straddling the anti-slavery position of British politics with the economic interests of England's textile companies.

The book's subtitle is Britain's Secret Agent in the Civil War South. The research conducted by author Christopher Dickey hints that Bunch may have played a large role in keeping Britain from supporting the Confederacy.

My copy just arrived today, and I have added it to the "to be read" pile on my sofa that is growing progressively higher. Don't wait for a further review from me.