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"Chronicles the 1844 explosion on the Potomac River of the USS Princeton that killed two members of President John Tyler's cabinet and many others, even as it explores the consequences of this national tragedy"--
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Explosion, 1844, Explosions, History, Friends and associates, Disasters, Presidents, Biography, Politicians, TRANSPORTATION / Ships & Shipbuilding / History, Princeton (Frigate), Politicians, united states, Presidents, united states, Tyler, john, 1790-1862People
John Tyler (1790-1862)Places
Potomac River, United StatesTimes
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Explosion on the Potomac: the 1844 calamity aboard the USS Princeton
2013, The History Press
in English
1626191972 9781626191976
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Table of Contents
Introduction: "A Most Awful and Lamentable Catastrophe"
An Accidental President Seeks a Legacy
A Secretary of State Embraces Manifest Destiny
A Naval Officer Dreams of Glory
An Exploding Peacemaker Disrupts Everything
A Southern Statesman Hits a Hornet's Nest
A President Finds True Love but Grandsires Two Wars
Postscript.
Edition Notes
Includes bibliographical references (pages 121-123) and index.
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