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Civil War Ghosts at Fort Delaware
Ed Okonowicz
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Description for Civil War Ghosts at Fort Delaware
Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages, over 40 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBFD; HBWJ; VXQG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 142 x 11. Weight in Grams: 224.
Located off the coast of Delaware City on Pea Patch Island lies the 160 year old Fort Delaware. The present structure was completed between 1848 and 1859 and became the largest fort of its day. Three years after its completion the fort and surrounding island were put to use as a prison for captured Confederate soldiers. Over 33,000 prisoners were held on the island by the end of the war; 2,400 died whilst in captivity. Ed Okonowicz presents the haunted history of Pea Patch Island in this fantastically eerie tribute to Fort Delaware. He shares the stories of those ... Read more
Located off the coast of Delaware City on Pea Patch Island lies the 160 year old Fort Delaware. The present structure was completed between 1848 and 1859 and became the largest fort of its day. Three years after its completion the fort and surrounding island were put to use as a prison for captured Confederate soldiers. Over 33,000 prisoners were held on the island by the end of the war; 2,400 died whilst in captivity. Ed Okonowicz presents the haunted history of Pea Patch Island in this fantastically eerie tribute to Fort Delaware. He shares the stories of those ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Stackpole Books United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
Number of Pages
160
Place of Publication
Mechanicsburg, United States
ISBN
9780811710749
SKU
V9780811710749
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Ref
99-15
About Ed Okonowicz
Ed Okonowicz is a freelance writer and instructor at the University of Delaware. He is the author of many books on Delmarva culture, crime, and the unexplained. He lives in Elkton, Maryland.
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