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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
- Illustratör: 100 half-tones
- Format: Pocket/Paperback
- ISBN: 9780804728010
- Språk: Engelska
- Antal sidor: 384
- Utgivningsdatum: 1997-03-01
- Förlag: Stanford University Press