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Ashes Under Water: The SS Eastland and the Shipwreck That Shook America
Ashes Under Water The SS Eastland and the Shipwreck That Shook America
Author: Michael McCarthy
It was the summer that broke America's heart. — In 1915, Chicago commuters were horrified to see the SS Eastland, a massive Lake Michigan steamship, flip over while tied to its dock. More than eight hundred poor factory workers and their children drowned. Twenty-two whole families perished. The nation cried out for justice. Drawing on previously ...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780762793280
ISBN-10: 0762793287
Publication Date: 10/16/2014
Pages: 320
Edition: 1st Edition
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Publisher: Lyons Press
Book Type: Hardcover
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