On 27 April 1865, the side-wheel steamboat Sultana's boilers exploded and more than 1,700 people died -- the worst marine disaster in U.S. history. Most of the victims in the heavily overcrowded boat were recently released Union prisoners-of-war. This book looks at the tragedy through the eyes of the victims that survived and their rescuers.
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On 27 April 1865, the side-wheel steamboat Sultana's boilers exploded and more than 1,700 people died -- the worst marine disaster in U.S. history. Most of the victims in the heavily overcrowded boat were recently released Union prisoners-of-war. This book looks at the tragedy through the eyes of the victims that survived and their rescuers.
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Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1557507392. Book has edgewear, 2 tiny soil spots inside rear cover; DJ has light shelfwear, some tiny faint soil spots to interior spine that don't show through; b/w photos; 346 pages.
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Fine Condition in Fine jacket. Dust Jacket is in fine condition without tears or chips or other damage. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Civil War Era; ISBN: 1557507392. ISBN/EAN: 9781557507396. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 19487.
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Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1557507392. Illus., maps, inscribed and signed by the author on title page, jacket now in a clear protector; 346 pages; Signed by Author.
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Fine in Near Fine jacket. Size: 100x20x148; Inscribed by author on title page. Third printing. Black boards with gilt lettering on spine. Fine in a near fine jacket. Dust jacket in an archival mylar sleeve. pp. xii, 346. The sinking of the steamboat Sultana remains to this day the worst maritime disaster in United States history. Salecker's work looks at the tragedy through the eyes of the victims themselves, offers a concise, mintue-by-minute account, and presents new information on the cause of the explosion and its effects on different parts of the boat.
Given the number of lives lost in a largely-forgotten Civil War incident, Gene E. Salecker's "Disaster on the Mississippi: The Sultana Explosion," should command a large audience. A tremendous research project, the book documents like no other account details that comprise a treasure of information of vital interest to historians in general, Civil War buffs, genealogists, and descendants of the ill-fated soldiers who died and those lucky enough to get home in April, l865. Personal stories and official documents give a thorough history of the doomed steamboat, its veterans, civilian passengers and crew in a tragic maritime accident that was overshadowed by the assassination of Abraham Lincoln.
