The Blockade Runners - by Jules Verne. "The Blockade Runners, was published in 1865". Adventurer and ships Captain, James Playfair runs the Yankee blockade during the civil war.  Originally his plan involved trading weapons for cotton; but under the influence of Jenny Halliburtt, with whom he falls in love, his main aim changes to the liberation of Jenny's father from a Confederate prison in Charleston. Uploaded with permission of Bob Hicks (pdcbob@aol.com) of America Online's PDA Forum.