Read By: Barrett Whitener

On the evening of February 17, 1864, the Confederacy's H. L. Hunley
sank the Union's formidable sloop-of-war, the USS Housatonic - to her
own demise. For generations, searchers prowled Charleston's harbor for
the sunken boat, while legends surrounding the Hunley and its fate continued
to grow. Even after the submarine was located in 1995 and recovered
five years later, those legends have only multiplied.

Now, in a tour-de-force of document sleuthing and insights gleaned from
the excavation of this remarkable vessel, distinguished Civil War-era
historian Tom Chaffin presents the most thorough telling of the Hunley's
story possible.

Of panoramic breadth, this Civil War saga begins long before the submarine
was even assembled and follows the tale into the boat's final hours
and through its recovery in 2000.

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