The Wreck of the San Francisco
McFarland & Co Inc (Verlag)
978-1-4766-7410-0 (ISBN)
On December 22, 1853, a new steamship left New York on its maiden voyage. The San Francisco--perhaps the finest ocean-going vessel of its time--had been chartered by the U.S. Government to transport the U.S. Army's Third Artillery Regiment to the Pacific Coast.
Two days out, the ship ran into one of the great hurricanes of maritime history. Sails and stacks were blown away, the engine was wrecked and scores of people were washed overboard, as the men frantically worked the pumps to keep afloat. A few days later, cholera broke out.
After two weeks adrift, the survivors were rescued by three ships. The nightmare was not over. Two of the vessels, damaged by the storm, were in no position to take on passengers. Provisions ran out. Fighting thirst, starvation, disease and mutiny, survivors barely made it back. Then came the aftermath--accusations, denials, revelations of government ineptitude and negligence, and a cover-up.
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.
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
| Erscheinungsdatum | 11.07.2018 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | appendix, notes, bibliography, index |
| Verlagsort | Jefferson, NC |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 178 x 254 mm |
| Gewicht | 445 g |
| Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Archäologie |
| Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Neuzeit (bis 1918) | |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-4766-7410-8 / 1476674108 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-4766-7410-0 / 9781476674100 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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