A Hanging Offense
Subtitle: The Strange Affair of the Warship Somers
Publisher: Free Press
Published: April 1, 2003
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 320
ISBN-13: 9780743232838
Subjects: Naval forces & warfare; World history: c 1750 to c 1900; United States - 19th Century; Military - United States; History - General History; United States; Military; USA; Ships & Shipbuilding - History; Maritime History; History / Military / United States; History; Courts-martial and courts of i; Courts-martial and courts of inquiry; Somers (Brig : 1842-1846); Trials (Mutiny)
First sentence: EVEN TIED UP AT DOCK, she gave the impression of speed.