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The H.L. Hunley : the secret hope of the Confederacy
- Title
- The H.L. Hunley : the secret hope of the Confederacy / Tom Chaffin.
- Author
- Chaffin, Tom.
- Publication
- New York : Hill and Wang, 2008.
- Supplementary Content
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Text | Use in library | IKC 08-7444 | Schwarzman Building - Milstein Division Room 121 |
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- Description
- xxv, 324 p, [16] p. of plates : ill., maps; 22 cm.
- Summary
- An account of the legendary submarine and its legacy reconstructs the events of its successful 1864 attack on the USS Housatonic and subsequent sinking, the sub's recovery in 1995 after numerous attempts, and the myths attributed to its final hours.
- Subjects
- Charleston (S.C.) > Antiquities
- Charleston (S.C.) > History > Civil War, 1861-1865
- Excavations (Archaeology) > South Carolina > Charleston
- Confederate States of America > Navy > History
- United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Naval operation > Submarine
- H.L. Hunley (Submarine)
- Submarines (Ships) > United States > History > 19th century
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [291]-301) and index.
- Call Number
- IKC 08-7444
- ISBN
- 9780809095124 (hardcover : alk. paper)
- 0809095122 (hardcover : alk. paper)
- LCCN
- 2008013937
- OCLC
- 214935313
- vendorOCN214935313
- Author
- Chaffin, Tom.
- Title
- The H.L. Hunley : the secret hope of the Confederacy / Tom Chaffin.
- Imprint
- New York : Hill and Wang, 2008.
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [291]-301) and index.
- Connect to:
- Research Call Number
- IKC 08-7444