On the Bottom

Edward Ellsberg

Published by Dodd, Mead & Company, 1929

About this Item

1st Edition - Dodd, Mead (1929) VERY GOOD, no dust jacket. Damp stain along top edge that does not affect text. Light foxing on title page. Inscription from previous owner on dedication page. No marks in text. Light wear on corners and edges of covers. Binding is tight and square. x, 324 pages, 12 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 21 cm. . . . . . . NEW YORK TIMES: *A marvelous tale, filled with moments of horrified expectancy, of glad thrills, of impossible deeds and endurance, of achievements that smack of magic.* . . . . . . . The salvage operations were extraordinary. Self-contained diving equipment had not yet been developed by 1925 and so a team of divers wearing heavy suits, brass helmets and trailing air hoses worked under treacherous conditions through the following months. The 900-ton S-51 was raised on June 5, 1926, by a team led by Lieutenant Commander (later Rear Admiral) Edward Ellsberg, whose 1929 book On The Bottom, The Raising of the U.S. Navy Submarine S-51 details the sinking and the impressive salvage operations. Ellsberg, aboard Falcon, worked the operation from the day after the sinking until the S-51 was brought to the surface. He was promoted to commander and awarded the Distinguished Service Medal for his efforts. -- FROM THE ARTICLE: The Tragic 1925 Sinking of the Submarine USS S-51 By Brian L. Wallin. Seller Inventory # 2410050001

Bibliographic Details

Title: On the Bottom

Publisher: Dodd, Mead & Company

Publication Date: 1929

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket

Edition: 1st Edition