Destruction of the steamboat Sultana : the worst maritime disaster in American history / Gene Eric Salecker.

Author/creator Salecker, Gene Eric, 1957- author.
Other author Naval Institute Press, publisher.
Format Book
PublicationAnnapolis, Maryland : Naval Institute Press, [2022]
Descriptionx, 497 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Subjects

Abstract "The Sultana was a sidewheel Mississippi steamboat carrying almost two thousand recently-released Union prisoners-of-war back north at the end of the Civil War. At 2:00 a.m. on April 27, 1865, when the boat was seven miles above Memphis, her boilers exploded. Almost 1,200 people perished in the worst maritime disaster in United States history"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 457-480) and index.
Issued in other formOnline version: Salecker, Gene Eric. Destruction of the Steamboat Sultana Annapolis, Maryland : Naval Institute Press, [2021] 9781682477441
Genre/formHistory.
LCCN 2021049931
ISBN9781682477434 hardcover
ISBN1682477436 hardcover
ISBNelectronic book

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Joyner General Stacks E595 .S84 S245 2022 ✔ Available Place Hold