Raising the Hunley: The Remarkable History and Recovery of the Lost Confederate Submarine
The Remarkable History and Recovery of the Lost Confederate Submarine
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- Paperback
301 pages
- Release Date
15 April 2003
Summary
The history of the Confederate submarine "H. L. Hunley" is as astonishing as its disappearance. On February 17, 1864, after a legendary encounter with a Union battleship, the iron "fish boat" vanished without a trace somewhere off the coast of South Carolina. For more than a century the fate of the "Hunley" remained one of the great unsolved mysteries of the Civil War. Then, on August 8, 2000, with thousands of spectators crowding Charlest…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780345447722 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0345447727 |
| Author: | Brian Hicks, Schuyler Kropf |
| Publisher: | Presidio Press |
| Imprint: | Ballantine Trd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 301 |
| Release Date: | 15 April 2003 |
| Weight: | 386g |
| Dimensions: | 20mm x 140mm x 206mm |
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“Forget the Titanic; this sub wreck is hot.” The Wall Street Journal From the Hardcover edition.
“Forget the Titanic; this sub wreck is hot.” -The Wall Street Journal
About The Author
Brian Hicks
Brian Hicks is the author of “Ghost Ship” and “Raising the HBrian Hicks is the author of “Ghost Ship” and “Raising the Hunley”. A senior writer with “The Post and Courier” in Charlunley”. A senior writer with “The Post and Courier” in Charleston, South Carolina, he has won more than a dozen journalieston, South Carolina, he has won more than a dozen journalism awards, including the South Carolina Press Association’s sm awards, including the South Carolina Press Association’s award for Journalist of the Year. He lives in Charleston witaward for Journalist of the Year. He lives in Charleston wit
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