'Eastland' - Legacy of the 'Titanic' (Paperback, 1 New Ed)

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

General

Imprint:	Stanford University Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	March 1997
First published:	1995
Authors:	George W. Hilton
Dimensions:	236 x 156 x 22mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade / Trade
Pages:	384
Edition:	1 New Ed
ISBN-13:	978-0-8047-2801-0
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > American history > General Books > Medicine > General issues > Public health & preventive medicine > General Books > Humanities > History > World history > From 1900 > General Books > History > American history > General Books > History > World history > From 1900 > General
LSN:	0-8047-2801-1
Barcode:	9780804728010

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