{"product_id":"eastland-legacy-of-the-titanic-0804728011","title":"Eastland: Legacy of the Titanic","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0804728011\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hilton, George W.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e New\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis 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\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mia Karts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51974545408288,"sku":"NEW0804728011","price":32.97,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/miakarts.com\/products\/eastland-legacy-of-the-titanic-0804728011","provider":"Miakarts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}