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The Blockade Runners by Jules Verne

Society EN ↓ 10 episodes

Writing at the end of the American Civil War, Verne weaves this story of a Scottish merchant who, in desperation at the interruption of the flow of Southern cotton due to the Union blockade, determines to build his own fast ship and run guns to the Confederates in exchange for the cotton piling up unsold on their wharves. His simple plan becomes complicated by two passengers who board his new ship under false pretenses in order to carry out a rescue mission, one which Capt. Playfair adopts as his own cause. This is going make the Rebels in Charleston rather unhappy with him. Sure, his new ship...

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Jan 2, 2026

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Episodes

01 - The Dolphin 02.01.2026

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02 - Getting Under Sail 01.01.2026

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03 - Things Are Not What They Seem 31.12.2025

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04 Crockston's Trick 30.12.2025

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05 The Shot From the Iroquois, and Miss Jenny's Arguments 29.12.2025

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06 Sullivan Island Channel 28.12.2025

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07 A Southern General 27.12.2025

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08 The Escape 26.12.2025

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09 Between Two Fires 25.12.2025

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10 St. Mungo 24.12.2025

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