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    Item specifics

    Condition
    Acceptable: A book with obvious wear. May have some damage to the cover but integrity still intact. ...
    ISBN
    9780882898612

    About this product

    Product Identifiers

    Publisher
    Arcadia Publishing
    ISBN-10
    0882898612
    ISBN-13
    9780882898612
    eBay Product ID (ePID)
    340218

    Product Key Features

    Book Title
    Sultana Tragedy : America's Greatest Maritime Disaster
    Number of Pages
    312 Pages
    Language
    English
    Publication Year
    1992
    Topic
    Military / Naval, United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877), Ships & Shipbuilding / History, Disasters & Disaster Relief
    Illustrator
    Yes
    Genre
    Transportation, Social Science, History
    Author
    Jerry O. Potter
    Format
    Hardcover

    Dimensions

    Item Height
    1.1 in
    Item Weight
    22.4 Oz
    Item Length
    9 in
    Item Width
    6 in

    Additional Product Features

    Intended Audience
    Trade
    LCCN
    91-029521
    Dewey Edition
    20
    TitleLeading
    The
    Number of Volumes
    1 vol.
    Dewey Decimal
    973.7/71
    Synopsis
    "Lee Surrenders!" "President Murdered!" "Booth Killed!" screamed the headlines of American newspapers in April 1865, leaving little room for mention of a maritime disaster that to this day is America's worst. On April 27, 1865, the Sultana, a 260-foot, wooden-hulled steamboat-smaller than the Titanic but carrying more passengers-exploded on the Mississippi River near Memphis, Tennessee. More than 1,800 men, mostly Union soldiers on their way home from Confederate prison camps, died. On board were over 2,400 passengers-six times the ship's legal capacity. Although jubilant about the war's end, most of the men were weakened by malnutrition and disease from their imprisonment at Andersonville and Cahaba. Hundreds who were not killed in the explosion drowned in the cold, swift waters of the muddy river. Because of the timing of the sinking, coverage of the Sultana's demise was scant, and the tragedy has passed almost unnoticed in the pages of American history. In this highly documented book, author Jerry Potter focuses on how greed, indifference, gross stupidity, and criminal misconduct reaching as far as the White House led to the overloading of the Sultana at Vicksburg. Such irresponsible conduct characterized the actions of President Lincoln, an entire chain of army command, and several profit-hungry civilians. This authoritative work contains abundant photographs and illustrations, as well as the most complete list of the ship's passengers available., On April 27, 1865, the Sultana, a 260-foot, wooden-hulled steamboat, exploded on the Mississippi River near Memphis, Tennessee. More than 1,800 men died.
    LC Classification Number
    E595.S84P68 1992

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