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Death passage on the Hudson : the wreck of the Henry Clay /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hansen, Kris A (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Fleischmanns, N.Y. : Purple Mountain Press, 2004.
Edition:1st ed.
Subjects:
Henry Clay (Steamship)
Shipwrecks > Hudson River (N.Y. and N.J.) > History > 19th century.
Trials (Manslaughter) > New York (State) > History > 19th century.
Naufrages > Hudson (N.Y. et N.J. : Fleuve) > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Procès (Homicide involontaire) > New York (État) > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Shipwrecks.
Trials (Manslaughter)
New York (State)
United States > Hudson River.
1800-1899
History.
Online Access:Table of contents
Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • Book 1: Tragedy
  • Prologue
  • Strife!
  • Wednesday, July 28, 1852, an ordinary day
  • Fire at Riverdale
  • Meeting at the Astor
  • The living and the dead
  • Remembrance
  • Book 2: Retribution
  • Truth under oath
  • Indictment
  • The case for the prosecution
  • Witness for the defense
  • Epilogue
  • Appendix 1: Names of the saved
  • Appendix 2: List of passengers missing
  • Appendix 3: Number of lost
  • Appendix 4: Additional inquest testimony
  • Appendix 5: Inquest identifications
  • Appendix 6: Trial witnesses.