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Disaster on the Potomac : the last run of the steamboat Wawaset
- Title
- Disaster on the Potomac : the last run of the steamboat Wawaset / Alvin F. Oickle.
- Author
- Oickle, Alvin F.
- Publication
- Charleston, SC : History Press, 2009.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Text | Use in library | ISN 10-2008 | Schwarzman Building - Milstein Division Room 121 |
Details
- Description
- 127 p. : ill., map; 23 cm.
- Subjects
- Steamboats > Potomac River > History > 19th century
- Disasters > Potomac River > History > 19th century
- Ships > Fires and fire prevention > Potomac River > History > 19th century
- Potomac River > History > 19th century
- Wawaset (Steamboat)
- Washington Region > History > 19th century
- Fires > Potomac River > History > 19th century
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Contents
- Boarding for an excursion -- Down the Potomac -- Fire!!! -- Disaster on the Potomac -- The body count continues -- What went wrong? -- Who was at fault? -- The years after -- Appendix A: Passengers on the Wawaset -- Appendix B: The steamship inspection service report.
- Call Number
- ISN 10-2008
- ISBN
- 9781596298132
- 1596298138
- LCCN
- 2009043988
- OCLC
- 459210683
- Author
- Oickle, Alvin F.
- Title
- Disaster on the Potomac : the last run of the steamboat Wawaset / Alvin F. Oickle.
- Imprint
- Charleston, SC : History Press, 2009.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Research Call Number
- ISN 10-2008