In the waves : my quest to solve the mystery of a Civil War submarine
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- ISBN: 9781524744151
- ISBN: 1524744158
- ISBN: 9781524744168
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viii, 352 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm - Publisher: [New York, New York] : Dutton, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC, [2020]
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Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages [314] - 339) and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Prologue -- What about the Hunley -- Suffocation -- Fish boats -- The fury beneath the waves -- Anatomy of an explosion -- Preparations -- Apple pie without apples -- Pressure trace -- From the Housatonic -- The blast -- February 17, 1864 -- Epilogue |
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Erlanger Branch | 973.757 L246i 2020 (Text) | 33126024279774 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
Independence Branch | 973.757 L246i 2020 (Text) | 33126024279758 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
- Library Journal Reviews : LJ Reviews 2020 February
This debut by scientific researcher Lance chronicles her experience as an engineer for the U.S. Navy and later a Duke University doctoral student, testing her hypothesis in order to explain how the crew of the Confederate submarine
Copyright 2020 Library Journal.H.L. Hunley died after torpedoing theUSS Housatonic . Lance deftly blends historical narrative and the unraveling of this scientific puzzle in a thoroughly accessible and entertaining style. Chapters discuss different theories that caused the death of the crew, including suffocation, drowning, a "lucky-shot," explosions, blast waves, and pressure waves. For example, while investigating theH.L. Hunley 's torpedo, Lance researches how black powder (gunpowder) was manufactured and used during the Civil War. To test the lucky-shot theory (a sailor abroad the sinkingHousatonic shot the submarine's conning tower), Lance had a Civil War reenactor with a period-accurate rifle fire at cast iron skillets and compared the bullet holes to the sub's damaged tower. Using her extensive research, Lance concludes that the damage to the submarine was not the result of a lucky shot, but of pressure waves.VERDICT This engaging investigative work will intrigue readers of Civil War and naval histories and sleuths of scientific puzzles.âMargaret Atwater-Singer, Univ. of Evansville Lib., IN