Ship of Ghosts: The Story of the USS Houston, FDR's Legendary Lost Cruiser, and the Epic Saga of Her Survivors
by Hornfischer, James D
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine/DJ Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0553803905
- ISBN 13
- 9780553803907
- Seller
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Tipp City, Ohio, United States
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Synopsis
James D. Hornfischer is a writer, literary agent, and former book editor. The Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors, his first book, won the 2004 Samuel Eliot Morison Award for Naval Literature. He lives in Austin, Texas, with his wife and their three children. From the Hardcover edition.
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- Seller
- Browse Awhile Books (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 1150476
- Title
- Ship of Ghosts: The Story of the USS Houston, FDR's Legendary Lost Cruiser, and the Epic Saga of Her Survivors
- Author
- Hornfischer, James D
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- DJ Near Fine
- Edition
- Book Club Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0553803905
- ISBN 13
- 9780553803907
- Publisher
- Bantam
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2006
- Size
- Thick Large Octavo
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- Octavo
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