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Product Identifiers
PublisherArcadia Publishing
ISBN-101467115215
ISBN-139781467115216
eBay Product ID (ePID)215920551
Product Key Features
Book TitleUss Cairo
Number of Pages96 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2015
TopicUnited States / South / East South Central (Al, Ky, ms, Tn), United States / State & Local / South (Al, Ar, Fl, Ga, Ky, La, ms, Nc, SC, Tn, VA, WV), Aviation / History, Marine & Naval
IllustratorYes
GenreTravel, Transportation, Technology & Engineering, History
AuthorElizabeth Hoxie Joyner
Book SeriesImages of Modern America Ser.
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.3 in
Item Weight0.7 Oz
Item Length9.2 in
Item Width6.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2015-944542
SynopsisArmed with a simple pocket compass, a small boat, and an intense desire to find the USS Cairo, three men--Edwin C. Bearss, Warren Grabau, and Max Don Jacks--set out on the Yazoo River on a cool autumn afternoon in 1956 to locate the Civil War gunboat. What they found was the discovery of a lifetime. Images of Modern America: USS Cairo features a photographic account of the discovery, raising, restoration, and preservation efforts surrounding the Cairo. One can sense the excitement and awe felt by people who witnessed the raising. Today, people from all over the world are drawn to visit this Civil War time capsule now in permanent dry dock at Vicksburg National Military Park, where commemorative events have occurred since 1980; this collection highlights a variety of these events.
LC Classification NumberE595.C3J689 2015
