Disaster on the Potomac - 9781596298132
Un libro in lingua di Oickle Alvin F. edito da Arcadia Pub, 2009
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For passengers of the steamboat Wawaset, August 8, 1873, began with a pleasant cruise from Washington, D.C., down the Potomac River. As the Wawaset came into sight of a small Virginia landing, fire broke out below decks, and frantic passengers leapt from the flames only to be pulled down by the swift waters. Author Alvin F. Oickle puts a human face to the tragedy as he profiles some of the seventy-five who perished, among them young mother Alethea Gray and six members of the Reed family. With a fast-paced style and firsthand accounts, Oickle masterfully narrates the last run of the Wawaset against the backdrop of a tense post-Civil War society.
Informazioni bibliografiche
- Titolo del Libro in lingua: Disaster on the Potomac
- Sottotitolo: The Last Run of the Steamboat Wawaset
- Autore: Oickle Alvin F.
- Editore: Arcadia Pub
- Collana: Arcadia Pub (Paperback)
- Data di Pubblicazione: 27 Novembre '09
- Genere: Lingua Inglese
- Argomenti : Fires Potomac River History 19th century Disasters Potomac River History 19th century Ships Fires and fire prevention Potomac River History 19th century
- Pagine: 127
- Dimensioni mm: 228 x 152 x 12
- ISBN-10: 1596298138
- EAN-13: 9781596298132