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Author:

Walker, Sally M., author.

Title:

Sinking the sultana : a Civil War story of imprisonment, greed, and a doomed journey home / Sally M. Walker.

Edition:

First edition.

Publisher:

Candlewick Press,

Copyright Date:

2017

Description:

196 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm

Subject:

Sultana (Steamboat)
United States--Prisoners and prisons.--Civil War, 1861-1865--Prisoners and prisons.
Prisoners of war--United States--Biography.
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Personal narratives.
Prisoners of war--Confederate States of America--Biography.
Steamboat disasters--Mississippi River--History--19th century.
Steam-boiler explosions--History--19th century.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 188-191) and index.

Summary:

The worst maritime disaster in American history wasn t the Titanic. It was the steamboat Sultana on the Mississippi River and it could have been prevented.

ISBN:

0763677558
9780763677558

OCLC:

(OCoLC)969386295

Locations:

WBPB115 -- Albert City Public Library (Albert City)

BOPG851 -- Ames Public Library (Ames)

XSPE157 -- Atlantic Public Library (Atlantic)

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)

TYPH572 -- Cedar Rapids Public Library (Cedar Rapids)

BAPH771 -- Des Moines Public Library (Des Moines)

YEPF572 -- Marion Public Library (Marion)

AAPF906 -- Ottumwa Public Library (Ottumwa)

PGAX715 -- Northwest Iowa Community College Library - Sheldon (Sheldon)

RSSX851 -- Roland-Story High School Media Center (Story City)

CRPC926 -- Wellman-Scofield Library (Wellman)