Bibliograph

Explosion on the Potomac, the 1844 calamity aboard the USS Princeton, Kerry Walters

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Label

Explosion on the Potomac, the 1844 calamity aboard the USS Princeton, Kerry Walters

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 121-123) and index

resource.biographical

contains biographical information

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Explosion on the Potomac

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

854612689

Responsibility statement

Kerry Walters

Sub title

the 1844 calamity aboard the USS Princeton

Summary

"Chronicles the 1844 explosion on the Potomac River of the USS Princeton that killed two members of President John Tyler's cabinet and many others, even as it explores the consequences of this national tragedy"--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

Introduction: "A Most Awful and Lamentable Catastrophe" -- An Accidental President Seeks a Legacy -- A Secretary of State Embraces Manifest Destiny -- A Naval Officer Dreams of Glory -- An Exploding Peacemaker Disrupts Everything -- A Southern Statesman Hits a Hornet's Nest -- A President Finds True Love but Grandsires Two Wars -- Postscript

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