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A hanging offense : the strange affair of the warship Somers / Buckner F. Melton, Jr.
- Title
- A hanging offense : the strange affair of the warship Somers / Buckner F. Melton, Jr.
- Author
- Melton, Buckner F., Jr., 1962-
- Publication
- New York : Free Press, c2003.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Request in advance | KF7652.S66 M45 2003 | Off-site |
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- Description
- 301 p. maps; 24 cm.
- Summary
- Traces the 1842 mutiny aboard the U.S. brig-of-war Somers, discussing Philip Spencer's plot to incite fellow crew members to kill the vessel's officers, the arrest and execution of Spencer and his fellow ringleaders, and the captain's court-martial.
- Alternative Title
- Strange affair of the warship Somers
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- History
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Processing Action (note)
- committed to retain
- Contents
- Somers -- Spencer -- Mackenzie -- Cruise -- Crisis -- Inquiry -- Court-martial -- Rough waters.
- ISBN
- 0743232836
- LCCN
- ^^2002043073
- OCLC
- 51041221
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library