Explosion on the Potomac

By Kerry S. Walters

Subjects: Tyler, john, 1790-1862, Biography, Presidents, Politicians, Friends and associates, TRANSPORTATION / Ships & Shipbuilding / History, Disasters, Presidents, united states, Politicians, united states, Princeton (Frigate), Explosion, 1844, History, Explosions

Description: "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"--