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The Vanishing President A Transatlantic Mystery
A historic reflection on the disappearance of the steamship President in 1841, the first U.S. great liner to cross the Atlantic. The piece notes the missing ship’s passenger list including Tyrone Power and George Cookman, possible fates, and a memorial stone for Captain Roberts near Queenstown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Captain Kidd
Cyclops
Atlantic
Britannia
Boston
London
England
New York
Liverpool
United States
Tyrone Power
Prince
George Glugston Cookman
Henry Clay
Daniel Webster
Webster
White House
William Henry Harrison
Power
Cookman
Devonshire
Richard Roberts
Queenstown
Atlantic Ocean
Great Britain
Roberts
Moses Rogers
Savannah
President