Capsized!: the forgotten story of the SS Eastland disaster 9781613739433, 9781613739440, 9781613739457, 9781613739464, 1613739435

"On July 24, 1915, the SS Eastland, filled to capacity with 2,500 aboard, capsized in the Chicago River while still

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English Pages xx, 155 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm Year 2018

Capsized!: the forgotten story of the SS Eastland disaster
9781613739433, 9781613739440, 9781613739457, 9781613739464, 1613739435

Author / Uploaded
Sutton
Patricia

Table of contents :
Summer wouldn't be summer without the picnic --
Fellowship at work and home --
Greyhound of the lakes --
Like a pendulum swinging --
Stand by! Ready for departure! --
Forty-five degrees --
Rescue and recovery --
Eighty-five in each row --
Buried memories.

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