Ashes under water : the SS Eastland and the shipwreck that shook America
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Published
Guilford, Connecticut : Lyons Press, 2014.
Physical Desc
axviii, 301 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Status
PCPLS - Valparaiso Public Library - Adult Nonfiction
917.7311 MCCAR
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917.7311 MCCAR
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Published
Guilford, Connecticut : Lyons Press, 2014.
Format
Book
Language
English
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"Ashes Under Water is the riveting untold story of the 1915 sinking of the SS Eastland, a Lake Michigan excursion boat, which rolled over while tied to its dock, within feet of one the busiest intersections in Chicago's famed Loop District. Horrified morning commuters watched it all unfold. The final death toll would not come for weeks but would be 835 people, including 21 entire families. The trial would make national headlines and cause public outrage; the effort to bring the guilty ship owners to justice was thwarted by future star lawyer Clarence Darrow. Darrow defended the only true hero of the ship, engineer Joseph Erickson, whose wealthy bosses laid all the blame at his feet. A national disaster and tragedy, a courtroom drama, corrupt businessmen and Chicago politics, and a story of the cost of America's industrial might all in one gripping story. Author Michael McCarthy takes the reader back one hundred years to the one of the most shocking accidents in American history. But the aftermath and cover-up just may have been even worse. "--,Provided by publisher.
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"The untold story of the worst disaster on the Great Lakes in U.S. History"--,Provided by publisher.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
McCarthy, M. (2014). Ashes under water: the SS Eastland and the shipwreck that shook America . Lyons Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)McCarthy, Michael, 1962-. 2014. Ashes Under Water: The SS Eastland and the Shipwreck That Shook America. Lyons Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)McCarthy, Michael, 1962-. Ashes Under Water: The SS Eastland and the Shipwreck That Shook America Lyons Press, 2014.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)McCarthy, Michael. Ashes Under Water: The SS Eastland and the Shipwreck That Shook America Lyons Press, 2014.
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