Description: I COMBINE SHIPPING $1.50 per book. FREE SHIPPING for orders over $60. Send books to your check-out cart. E-Bay will automatically adjust shipping costs.PACKAGING & SHIPPING RULES: 1. Individual books Under $18.00 are shipped in padded poly envelopes. 2. Individual books Over $18.00 are shipped in a poly envelope inside a box. 3. Buy Three or more books and the order is shipped in a box.ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS LISTING: "The Sultana Tragedy: America's Greatest Maritime Disaster" On April 27, 1865, the Sultana, a 260-foot, wooden-hulled steamboat, exploded on the Mississippi River near Memphis, Tennessee. More than 1,800 men died. The back of the book lists all the soldiers, civilians who were on the ship with name and state and regiment This list also shows who died on the ship, who died later from wounds and who survived. Lee Surrenders!" "President Murdered!" "Booth Killed!" screamed the headlines of American newspapers in April 1865, leaving little room for mention of a maritime disaster that to this day is America's worst. On April 27, 1865, the Sultana, a 260-foot, wooden-hulled steamboat-smaller than the Titanic but carrying more passengers-exploded on the Mississippi River near Memphis, Tennessee. More than 1,800 men, mostly Union soldiers on their way home from Confederate prison camps, died. On board were over 2,400 passengers-six times the ship's legal capacity. Although jubilant about the war's end, most of the men were weakened by malnutrition and disease from their imprisonment at Andersonville and Cahaba. Hundreds who were not killed in the explosion drowned in the cold, swift waters of the muddy river. Because of the timing of the sinking, coverage of the Sultana's demise was scant, and the tragedy has passed almost unnoticed in the pages of American history. In this highly documented book, author Jerry Potter focuses on how greed, indifference, gross stupidity, and criminal misconduct reaching as far as the White House led to the overloading of the Sultana at Vicksburg. Such irresponsible conduct characterized the actions of President Lincoln, an entire chain of army command, and several profit-hungry civilians. This authoritative work contains abundant photographs and illustrations, as well as the most complete list of the ship's passengers available.
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Book Title: Sultana Tragedy : America's Greatest Maritime Disaster
Narrative Type: Nonfiction
Item Length: 9in.
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Intended Audience: Adults
Subject: Military & War
Vintage: No
Publication Year: 1992
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Era: 1800s
Item Height: 1.1in.
Author: Jerry O. Potter
Features: Dust Jacket, Illustrated
Genre: Biographies & True Stories, History, Military, War & Combat
Topic: Civil War, Combat, Maritime History, Military History, Navy, Ships, True Military Stories, Disasters & Disaster Relief, Military / Naval, Ships & Shipbuilding / History, United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877), POW
Subjects: History & Military
Item Width: 6in.
Item Weight: 22.4 Oz
Number of Pages: 312 Pages
