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Explosion on the Potomac : the 1844 calamity aboard the USS Princeton
- Title
- Explosion on the Potomac : the 1844 calamity aboard the USS Princeton / Kerry Walters.
- Author
- Walters, Kerry S.
- Publication
- Charleston, South Carolina : The History Press, 2013.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Use in library | E396 .W25 2013 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- 127 pages : illustrations; 23 cm
- 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"--
- Subject
- Tyler, John, 1790-1862
- Tyler, John, 1790-1862 > Friends and associates
- Princeton (Frigate) > Explosion, 1844
- Princeton (Frigate)
- 1800-1899
- Explosions > Potomac River > History > 19th century
- Disasters > Political aspects > History > United States > 19th century
- Presidents > United States > Biography
- Politicians > United States > Biography
- Explosions
- Friendship
- Politicians
- Presidents
- United States
- United States > Potomac River
- Genre/Form
- Biographies.
- History.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 121-123) and index.
- 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.
- ISBN
- 9781626191976
- 1626191972
- LCCN
- 2013030789
- OCLC
- ocn854612689
- SCSB-9175345
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library