The tragedy of the Royal Tar : the 1836 Circus Steamship Fire /

<A name=""DOCS-INTERNAL-GUID-66160685-E0CC-0EAC-2758-115C75A2A987""></a> On October 25, 1836, the sidewheel steamer <span style=""font-style:italic;"">Royal Tar caught fire in Maine's Penobscot Bay. On board was a small circus menagerie...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Warner, Mark (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Camden, Maine : Down East Books, 2015.
Temas:
Royal Tar (Paddle steamer)
1800-1899
Shipwrecks > Maine > Penobscot Bay > History > 19th century.
Ships > Fires and fire prevention > Maine > Penobscot Bay > History > 19th century.
Fires > Maine > Penobscot Bay > History > 19th century.
Naufrages > Maine > Penobscot, Baie de > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Navires > Incendies et prévention des incendies > Maine > Penobscot, Baie de > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Incendies > Maine > Penobscot, Baie de > Histoire > 19e siècle.
SCIENCE > Earth Sciences > Geography.
TRAVEL > Budget.
TRAVEL > Hikes & Walks.
TRAVEL > Museums, Tours, Points of Interest.
TRAVEL > Parks & Campgrounds.
Fires
Ships > Fires and fire prevention
Shipwrecks
Penobscot Bay (Me.) > History > 19th century.
Penobscot, Baie de (Maine) > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Atlantic Ocean > Penobscot Bay
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:<A name=""DOCS-INTERNAL-GUID-66160685-E0CC-0EAC-2758-115C75A2A987""></a> On October 25, 1836, the sidewheel steamer <span style=""font-style:italic;"">Royal Tar caught fire in Maine's Penobscot Bay. On board was a small circus menagerie returning to Boston from a summer-long tour of the Canadian Maritimes. Plagued by gale-force winds and rough seas, the usual overnight trip from Saint John, New Brunswick, stretched out to four days and, on the fourth day, disaster struck off the island of Vinalhaven. Thirty-two people and all of the circus animals perished in the
Descripción Física:1 online resource (121 pages) : illustrations, photographs, maps
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9781608933587
160893358X

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