Comments on: Book on the H.L. Hunley http://blog.teachthecivilwar.com/miscellaneous/book-on-the-hl-hunley/ Sun, 07 Mar 2010 18:29:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Adriana Bloodworth http://blog.teachthecivilwar.com/miscellaneous/book-on-the-hl-hunley/comment-page-1/#comment-705 Adriana Bloodworth Tue, 29 Sep 2009 20:09:13 +0000 http://blog.teachthecivilwar.com/?p=493#comment-705 it was the best book ive ever read. esp about the ancestor subs of the Hunley. I love that book and i recomend it for anyone that is doing a book report on submarines like myself. it was the best book ive ever read. esp about the ancestor subs of the Hunley. I love that book and i recomend it for anyone that is doing a book report on submarines like myself.

]]> By: Jared Frederick http://blog.teachthecivilwar.com/miscellaneous/book-on-the-hl-hunley/comment-page-1/#comment-53 Jared Frederick Thu, 04 Dec 2008 00:22:26 +0000 http://blog.teachthecivilwar.com/?p=493#comment-53 Hi Jim. Thanks for your comments. This is my first time posting on your blog, so hello. I'm currently studying history at Penn State, but am quite familiar with The Hunley's history. I first came to know of the sub when I was eleven and saw the made-for-TV movie about it. Just two years later, I visited Charleston for the first time and had the opportunity to climb into the replica used in that movie. It was very cool for a little kid. I was hooked. I returned to Charleston four years later and got to see the REAL Hunley after it had been raised from its watery grave. I saw Dixon's coin and his compass firsthand. It very much put things in perspective and made the crew more human than every before. Although The Hunley was more deadly to the Confederates than Federals, it was still one of the great technological advancements in history which forever changed the ways wars were fought. It is great to see that interest in this marvel is ever increasing. Thanks for sharing your thoughts all! Jared Hi Jim. Thanks for your comments. This is my first time posting on your blog, so hello.

I’m currently studying history at Penn State, but am quite familiar with The Hunley’s history. I first came to know of the sub when I was eleven and saw the made-for-TV movie about it. Just two years later, I visited Charleston for the first time and had the opportunity to climb into the replica used in that movie. It was very cool for a little kid. I was hooked.

I returned to Charleston four years later and got to see the REAL Hunley after it had been raised from its watery grave. I saw Dixon’s coin and his compass firsthand. It very much put things in perspective and made the crew more human than every before.

Although The Hunley was more deadly to the Confederates than Federals, it was still one of the great technological advancements in history which forever changed the ways wars were fought. It is great to see that interest in this marvel is ever increasing.

Thanks for sharing your thoughts all!
Jared

]]> By: Ian http://blog.teachthecivilwar.com/miscellaneous/book-on-the-hl-hunley/comment-page-1/#comment-52 Ian Tue, 02 Dec 2008 20:06:44 +0000 http://blog.teachthecivilwar.com/?p=493#comment-52 The CSS Hunley truly is one of the most fascinating stories I've come across in my professional career. Until I did the research on my Bushnell book, I had not realized the numerous, and sometimes laughable, attempts at building a submarine throughout history. Fun fact: Lt. Dixon, last commander of the Hunley, carried a gold coin in his pocket given to him by his sweetheart. When the Hunley was brought to the surface, archaeologists found the coin. The CSS Hunley truly is one of the most fascinating stories I’ve come across in my professional career. Until I did the research on my Bushnell book, I had not realized the numerous, and sometimes laughable, attempts at building a submarine throughout history.

Fun fact: Lt. Dixon, last commander of the Hunley, carried a gold coin in his pocket given to him by his sweetheart. When the Hunley was brought to the surface, archaeologists found the coin.

]]> By: Kevin Honeycutt http://blog.teachthecivilwar.com/miscellaneous/book-on-the-hl-hunley/comment-page-1/#comment-51 Kevin Honeycutt Mon, 01 Dec 2008 16:25:07 +0000 http://blog.teachthecivilwar.com/?p=493#comment-51 Great review and the detail you talk about make me eager to read the book. Many Hunley fans are like me and are ravenous for any new shred of evidence or information about the craft or the surrounding story. I think the Hunley embodies a sort of bold optimism in the face of seemingly impossible odds. It is not a mechanical story but a human one. Were these men brave or insane? The circumstances surrounding this vessel are endlessly fascinating! Great review and the detail you talk about make me eager to read the book. Many Hunley fans are like me and are ravenous for any new shred of evidence or information about the craft or the surrounding story. I think the Hunley embodies a sort of bold optimism in the face of seemingly impossible odds. It is not a mechanical story but a human one. Were these men brave or insane? The circumstances surrounding this vessel are endlessly fascinating!

]]> By: Eric Langhorst http://blog.teachthecivilwar.com/miscellaneous/book-on-the-hl-hunley/comment-page-1/#comment-50 Eric Langhorst Mon, 01 Dec 2008 15:58:15 +0000 http://blog.teachthecivilwar.com/?p=493#comment-50 Jim - Thanks for the great review. My students have always enjoyed watching some video clips from the History Channel on the Hunley during our Civil War unit. Great story with great human interest. Thanks for the links to additional information as well. Eric Langhorst Liberty, Missouri Jim – Thanks for the great review. My students have always enjoyed watching some video clips from the History Channel on the Hunley during our Civil War unit. Great story with great human interest. Thanks for the links to additional information as well.

Eric Langhorst
Liberty, Missouri

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