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'Eastland' - Legacy of the 'Titanic' (Paperback, 1 New Ed)
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'Eastland' - Legacy of the 'Titanic' (Paperback, 1 New Ed)
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This is the first comprehensive account of the capsizing in 1915 of
the steamer Eastland, an accident that killed more than 800 men,
women, and children--the worst disaster of any kind in the history
of Chicago and the worst in the history of the Great Lakes.
Reviews
"Hilton has written a comprehensive and exhaustive study of the
worst disaster in Chicago's history. . . . Alterations and the
addition of more lifeboats and rafts after the Titanic sank made
the Eastland so unstable that it rolled over in the Chicago River.
. . . The vessel's entire career is examined, and . . . the
disaster itself is meticulously described and analyzed. Hilton also
critically evaluates the subsequent civil and criminal court
proceedings, raising a number of issues relating to marine safety
regulations and the compensation of the victims' families."
--Choice
"Irony and tragedy combine in this account of America's worst
marine disaster. . . . Hilton constructs a careful account of the
events leading up to the calamity. The disaster itself is recounted
minute by minute. . . . The numerous illustrations and period
photographs, as well as numerous appendixes, make this a definitive
account."
--Library Journal
"This is the book on the Eastland."
--Inland Seas
"It contains vivid accounts of drownings and rescues, heroism and
cowardice."
--Chicago Tribune
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