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Author:

Chaffin, Tom.

Title:

The H.L. Hunley : the secret hope of the Confederacy / Tom Chaffin.

Edition:

1st ed.

Publisher:

Hill and Wang,

Copyright Date:

2008

Description:

xxv, 324 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 22 cm.

Subject:

H.L. Hunley (Submarine)
Submarines (Ships)--United States--History--19th century.
Confederate States of America.--Navy--History.
United States--Submarine.--Civil War, 1861-1865--Naval operations--Submarine.
Charleston (S.C.)--History--Civil War, 1861-1865.
Charleston (S.C.)--Antiquities.
Excavations (Archaeology)--Charleston.--Charleston.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. [291]-301) and index.

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.

ISBN:

0809095122
9780809095124

LCCN:

2008013937

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

KSPG296 -- Burlington Public Library (Burlington)

SCPC074 -- Hudson Public Library (Hudson)

LAPH975 -- Sioux City Public Library (Sioux City)

CQPE926 -- Washington Free Public Library (Washington)

BNPD611 -- Winterset Public Library (Winterset)