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Disaster on the Potomac: The Last Run of the Steamboat Wawaset

Alvin F. Oickle
4.9/5 (34478 ratings)
Description:For passengers of the steamboat Wawaset, August 8, 1873, began with a pleasant cruise from Washington, D.C., down the Potomac River. As the Wawaset came into sight of a small Virginia landing, fire broke out below decks, and frantic passengers leapt from the flames only to be pulled down by the swift waters. Author Alvin F. Oickle puts a human face to the tragedy as he profiles some of the seventy-five who perished, among them young mother Alethea Gray and six members of the Reed family. With a fast-paced style and firsthand accounts, Oickle masterfully narrates the last run of the Wawaset against the backdrop of a tense post-Civil War society.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Disaster on the Potomac: The Last Run of the Steamboat Wawaset. To get started finding Disaster on the Potomac: The Last Run of the Steamboat Wawaset, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Disaster on the Potomac: The Last Run of the Steamboat Wawaset

Alvin F. Oickle
4.4/5 (1290744 ratings)
Description: For passengers of the steamboat Wawaset, August 8, 1873, began with a pleasant cruise from Washington, D.C., down the Potomac River. As the Wawaset came into sight of a small Virginia landing, fire broke out below decks, and frantic passengers leapt from the flames only to be pulled down by the swift waters. Author Alvin F. Oickle puts a human face to the tragedy as he profiles some of the seventy-five who perished, among them young mother Alethea Gray and six members of the Reed family. With a fast-paced style and firsthand accounts, Oickle masterfully narrates the last run of the Wawaset against the backdrop of a tense post-Civil War society.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Disaster on the Potomac: The Last Run of the Steamboat Wawaset. To get started finding Disaster on the Potomac: The Last Run of the Steamboat Wawaset, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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