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Author:

O'Donnell, Edward T., 1963-

Title:

Ship ablaze : the tragedy of the steamboat General Slocum / Edward T. O'Donnell.

Edition:

1st trade pbk. ed.

Publisher:

Broadway Books,

Copyright Date:

2004

Description:

332 p., [8] p. of plates : ill., map ; 21 cm.

Subject:

General Slocum (Steamboat)
Fires--New York--New York--History--20th century.
Ships--History--New York--New York--History--20th century.
New York (N.Y.)--History--1898-1951.

Contents:

Hope -- Horror -- Searching -- Forgetting.

Summary:

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 a languid 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 draws on firsthand accounts to examine why the death toll was so high and how the city responded. --from publisher description

ISBN:

0767909062
9780767909068

OCLC:

(OCoLC)55959597

Locations:

GUPF501 -- Newton Public Library (Newton)