The Blockade Runners

In 1862, Captain James Playfair builds the swiftest steamer on the Clyde to run the Union blockade of Charleston for profit. When Jenny Halliburtt, daughter of an imprisoned abolitionist, and her loyal servant come aboard, a cotton-arms mission turns into a perilous rescue. Hunted by Union warships, Playfair must choose between commerce and conscience—a choice that transforms his life. Jules Verne’s The Blockade Runners is a historical adventure of love, loyalty, and moral awakening.