U.S.S. Cairo: The Story of a Civil War Gunboat

A historical account written in the early 1970s. The book narrates the wartime adventures of the Union ironclad gunboat U.S.S. Cairo during the American Civil War, as well as the significant archaeological efforts that led to her raising in 1964. It provides an in-depth exploration of the vessel's missions, the circumstances of her sinking, and the artifacts recovered