| 'Eastland': Legacy of the 'Titanic' Contributor(s): Hilton, George W. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0804728011 ISBN-13: 9780804728010 Publisher: Stanford University Press OUR PRICE: $31.50 Product Type: Paperback Published: March 1997 Annotation: 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. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Transportation | Ships & Shipbuilding - General - History | United States - State & Local - General |
| Dewey: 977.3 |
| LCCN: 93033883 |
| Series: Legacy of the Titanic |
| Physical Information: 0.86" H x 6.15" W x 9.3" (1.20 lbs) 384 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Midwest - Geographic Orientation - Illinois - Cultural Region - Upper Midwest |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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 |