The H.L. Hunley, the secret hope of the Confederacy, by Tom Chaffin
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The H.L. Hunley, the secret hope of the Confederacy, by Tom Chaffin
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (p. [291]-301) and index
Index
index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
The H.L. Hunley
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bibliography
Responsibility statement
by Tom Chaffin
Sub title
the secret hope of the Confederacy
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
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- Charleston (S.C.) -- Antiquities
- Charleston (S.C.) -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
- Submarines (Ships) -- United States -- History -- 19th century
- H.L. Hunley (Submarine)
- Excavations (Archaeology) -- South Carolina -- Charleston
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Naval operation -- Submarine
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- Classification1
- Creator1
- Subject6
- Charleston (S.C.) -- Antiquities
- Charleston (S.C.) -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
- Submarines (Ships) -- United States -- History -- 19th century
- H.L. Hunley (Submarine)
- Excavations (Archaeology) -- South Carolina -- Charleston
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Naval operation -- Submarine