Raising the Hunley: The Remarkable History and Recovery of the Lost Confederate Submarine

Hicks, Brian; Kropf, Schuyler

ISBN 10: 1565115341 ISBN 13: 9781565115347

Publisher: Highbridge Co, 2002

Synopsis

Based on research by the scientists who unsealed the Hunley, which was laden with an intriguing array of Civil War memorabilia, an in-depth account brings to life the mysterious disappearance of the Confederate submarine, which vanished on February 17, 1864 after a confrontation with a Union battleship, and its miraculous recovery from the Charleston Harbor in 2000.

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Review

"Forget the "Titanic"; this sub wreck is hot."
-"The Wall Street Journal"

"From the Hardcover edition."

Forget the "Titanic"; this sub wreck is hot.
"The Wall Street Journal"

"From the Hardcover edition.""

Forget the Titanic; this sub wreck is hot.
The Wall Street Journal

From the Hardcover edition."

"Forget the Titanic; this sub wreck is hot."
-The Wall Street Journal

From the Hardcover edition.

About the Author

Brian Hicks is a senior writer with the Post and Courier in Charleston, South Carolina, and the co-author of Into the Wind. The recipient of a number of journalism awards, including the South Carolina Press Association Journalist of the Year, Hicks has covered the Hunley since 1999.
Schuyler Kropf is a senior political reporter with the Post and Courier and the recipient of numerous reporting awards. He has followed the Hunley story since 1995.
Both authors live in Charleston.

From the Hardcover edition.

Edition details

• Publisher: Highbridge Co
• Publication date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1565115341
• ISBN 13: 9781565115347
• Binding: Audio CD