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Author: John Stewart
Publisher: McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint: McFarland & Co Inc
Dimensions:
Width: 17.80cm
, Height: 1.30cm
, Length: 25.40cm
Weight: 0.445kg
ISBN: 9781476674100
ISBN 10: 1476674108
Pages: 256
Publication Date: 08 May 2018
Recommended Age: From 18 years
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
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Table of Contents
Table of Contents Preface • 1 Prologue • 3 General Orders No. 2 • 9 Picking the Right Ship • 16 The U.S.S. San Francisco • 23 Will She Ever Sail? • 26 Trial Runs • 33 Departure Day Minus One • 43 Ship’s Log • 52 Thursday, December 22, 1853 • 55 Friday, December 23 • 62 Saturday, December 24 • 71 Sunday, December 25 • 97 Monday, December 26 • 106 Tuesday, December 27 • 111 Wednesday, December 28 • 116 Thursday, December 29 • 135 Friday, December 30 • 140 Saturday, December 31 • 142 Sunday, January 1, 1854 • 148 Monday, January 2 • 151 Tuesday, January 3 • 153 Wednesday, January 4 • 157 Thursday, January 5 • 159 Friday, January 6 • 162 Saturday, January 7 • 166 Sunday, January 8 • 168 Monday, January 9 • 170 Tuesday, January 10 • 174 Wednesday, January 11 • 176 Thursday, January 12 • 177 Friday, January 13 • 180 Saturday, January 14 • 186 Safe • 190 The Voyage of the Antarctic • 194 The Inquiry • 198 The Falcon and the Trial of Major Wyse • 213 Epilogue • 217 Appendix: Those Aboard the San Francisco • 229 A Note on Sources • 239 References • 241 Four Previous Books • 245 Index • 247
Reviews
"""Stewart's dutiful, and at times creative, attention to the historical particularities surrounding this event serves as a major strength of this book. ... Stewart expertly sets the scene for San Francisco's departure by highlighting issues with the steamship's trial runs, a background on the engine machinery, and alternatives to both the chosen ship and route. ...Stewart succeeds in communicating the human emotions of fear, despair, and frustration, which adds a deeply personal component to this tragic story... Overall, the wealth of biographical details Stewart provides in the text and within footnotes makes The Wreck of the San Francisco a compelling, human story. ...an entertaining and gripping account of a maritime tragedy that has been ostensibly forgotten. ... Much more than a story of a shipwreck, this books guides readers in connecting the proverbial dots of this historical event, while providing an understanding of the human characters involved.""--H-Net Reviews"
Stewart's dutiful, and at times creative, attention to the historical particularities surrounding this event serves as a major strength of this book. ... Stewart expertly sets the scene for San Francisco's departure by highlighting issues with the steamship's trial runs, a background on the engine machinery, and alternatives to both the chosen ship and route. ...Stewart succeeds in communicating the human emotions of fear, despair, and frustration, which adds a deeply personal component to this tragic story... Overall, the wealth of biographical details Stewart provides in the text and within footnotes makes The Wreck of the San Francisco a compelling, human story. ...an entertaining and gripping account of a maritime tragedy that has been ostensibly forgotten. ... Much more than a story of a shipwreck, this books guides readers in connecting the proverbial dots of this historical event, while providing an understanding of the human characters involved. --H-Net Reviews
Author Information
The late John Stewart was the author of nonfiction books on a variety of topics including African states and rulers, Antarctica, the British Empire, Moons of the solar system, Italian movies, Broadway musicals, the British circus, Lord Byron, and the flight of the Confederate government from Richmond. Winner of numerous reference book awards, he lived in West Jefferson, North Carolina.
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