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Ship Ablaze : The Tragedy of the Steamboat General Slocum
Ship Ablaze The Tragedy of the Steamboat General Slocum
Author: Edward T. O'Donnell
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 only chartered for a languid excursion from Manhattan to Long Island Sound. But a fire erupted minutes into the trip, forcing hundreds of terrifie...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780767909051
ISBN-10: 0767909054
Publication Date: 6/2003
Pages: 352
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Publisher: Broadway
Book Type: Hardcover
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