H. L. Hunley : The Secret Hope of the Confederacy

English

ISBN: 0809054604

EAN: 9780809054602

Category: Transportation / Ships & Shipbuilding / General/History / United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877)/Social Science / Archaeology/History / United States / State & Local / South (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)/

Publisher: Farrar, Straus & Giroux

Release Date: 02/28/2010

Synopsis: On the evening of February 17, 1864, the ConfederacysH. L. Hunleysank the Unions formidable sloop of war the USSHousatonicand became the first submarine in world history to sink an enemy ship. But after accomplishing such a feat, theHunleyand her crew of eight also vanished beneath the cold Atlantic waters off Charleston, South Carolina. For generations, the legend of theHunleygrew as searchers prowled the harbor, looking for remains. Even after the submarine was definitively located in 1995 and recovered five years later, those legends have continued to flourish. In a tour de force of document-sleuthing and insights gleaned from the excavation of this remarkable vessel, the distinguished Civil Warera historian Tom Chaffin presents the most thorough telling of theHunleys story possible. Of panoramic breadth, this saga begins long before the submarine was even assembled and follows the tale into the boats final hours and through its recovery in 2000. Engaging and groundbreaking,The H. L. Hunleyprovides the definitive account of a fabled craft.

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H. L. Hunley : The Secret Hope of the Confederacy

Illustrated: Yes

Format: Paperback

Height: 1.03 inches

Width: 6.44 inches

Length: 8.29 inches

Weight: 11.96 oz

Pages: 352