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Ship Ablaze: The Tragedy of the Steamboat General Slocum

Posted By: roxul
Ship Ablaze: The Tragedy of the Steamboat General Slocum

Edward T. O'Donnell, "Ship Ablaze: The Tragedy of the Steamboat General Slocum"
English | ISBN: 0767909062 | 2004 | 368 pages | EPUB, MOBI | 4 MB + 3 MB

There were few experienced swimmers among over 1,300 Lower East Side residents who boarded the General Slocum on June 15, 1904. It shouldn’t have mattered, since the steamship was chartered only for alanguid excursion from Manhattan to Long Island Sound. But a fire erupted minutes into the trip, forcing hundreds of terrified passengers into the water. By the time the captain found a safe shore for landing, 1,021 had perished. Ship Ablaze
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