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The H. L. Hunley Submarine: History and Mystery from the Civil War
Contributor(s): Hawk, Fran (Author), Wyrick, Monica (Illustrator)

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ISBN: 161117788X     ISBN-13: 9781611177886
Publisher: University of South Carolina Press
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Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: November 2017
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BISAC Categories:
- History | United States - Civil War Period (1850-1877)
- History | Military - Naval
- History | Military - United States
Dewey: 973.757
LCCN: 2016058021
Physical Information: 0.5" H x 8.7" W x 11.2" L (1.24 lbs) 48 pages
Themes:
- Chronological Period - 1851-1899
- Topical - Civil War
- Locality - Charleston, South Carolina
- Geographic Orientation - South Carolina
Features: Bibliography, Ikids, Illustrated, Maps, Price on Product
Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 08/01/2017
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2018 - Recommended, Satisfactory
 
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The story of the H. L. Hunley submarine is about American ingenuity and real people who were inventive, loyal, brave, resilient, persistent, and adventurous. The Hunley, built by the Confederate Army during the Civil War, was the first submarine to sink an enemy ship during wartime. After that historic feat, the Hunley disappeared.

For more than a century, the fate and location of the Confederate submarine remained unknown. In The H. L. Hunley Submarine, Fran Hawk tells the exciting and compelling tale of how the fish boat was invented, how it underwent trials and tribulations in war, and how it got from the bottom of the ocean to its current resting place in the Warren Lasch Conservation Center in North Charleston, South Carolina.

Who invented the H. L. Hunley? How did it operate without an engine? How and why did it sink? What did researchers find when they investigated the submarine? Archaeologists and conservationists from all over the world have studied the historic vessel in search of answers. Which mysteries have they solved, and which mysteries remain for future generations to answer?


Contributor Bio(s): Hawk, Fran: - Fran Hawk is the author of The Story of the H. L. Hunley and Queenie's Coin, Ten Tips for Raising Readers, and Countdown to Fall. She worked as a school librarian for ten years while writing a weekly children's book-review column for the Charleston Post & Courier. Hawk later served as a librarian at a small alternative school for at-risk children. She has a bachelor's degree in English from Randolph College and a master's of library science from Vanderbilt University. She lives in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, not far from where the Hunley crew lived and worked.Wyrick, Monica: - Monica Wyrick has a fine arts degree from the University of Dayton and has worked in advertising, as a muralist, and as an art instructor. The illustrator of Crabbing: A Lowcountry Family Tradition, published by the University of South Carolina Press, Wyrick and her husband live in South Carolina and have three grown children.
 
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