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Lädt ... Ashes Under Water: The SS Eastland and the Shipwreck That Shook America (2014)von Michael McCarthy
   Keine Keine aktuelle Diskussion zu diesem Buch.  ThothJ | Dec 4, 2015 |   This book takes the reader on two parallel journeys, one with Erickson, the Chief Engineer of the doomed vessel and the other with the Eastland itself, from the moment of its design all the way through the sinking, the trial and with a brief coda about its post-disaster career. "Ashes Under Water" was a fascinating read. (  ) ThothJ | Dec 4, 2015 | This book takes the reader on two parallel journeys, one with Erickson, the Chief Engineer of the doomed vessel and the other with the Eastland itself, from the moment of its design all the way through the sinking, the trial and with a brief coda about its post-disaster career. "Ashes Under Water" was a fascinating read. ( ) ThothJ | Dec 3, 2015 | This book takes the reader on two parallel journeys, one with Erickson, the Chief Engineer of the doomed vessel and the other with the Eastland itself, from the moment of its design all the way through the sinking, the trial and with a brief coda about its post-disaster career. "Ashes Under Water" was a fascinating read. ( ) ThothJ | Dec 3, 2015 | Zeige 4 von 4 keine Rezensionen | Rezension hinzufügen
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"Ashes Under Water is the riveting untold story of the 1915 sinking of the SS Eastland, a Lake Michigan excursion boat, which rolled over while tied to its dock, within feet of one the busiest intersections in Chicago's famed Loop District. Horrified morning commuters watched it all unfold. The final death toll would not come for weeks but would be 835 people, including 21 entire families. The trial would make national headlines and cause public outrage; the effort to bring the guilty ship owners to justice was thwarted by future star lawyer Clarence Darrow. Darrow defended the only true hero of the ship, engineer Joseph Erickson, whose wealthy bosses laid all the blame at his feet. A national disaster and tragedy, a courtroom drama, corrupt businessmen and Chicago politics, and a story of the cost of America's industrial might all in one gripping story. Author Michael McCarthy takes the reader back one hundred years to the one of the most shocking accidents in American history. But the aftermath and cover-up just may have been even worse. "-- Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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 Google Books — Lädt ...GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)917.73History and Geography Geography and Travel Geography of and travel in North America Midwestern U.S. IllinoisKlassifikation der Library of Congress [LCC] (USA)BewertungDurchschnitt: (3.42)
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This book takes the reader on two parallel journeys, one with Erickson, the Chief Engineer of the doomed vessel and the other with the Eastland itself, from the moment of its design all the way through the sinking, the trial and with a brief coda about its post-disaster career.
"Ashes Under Water" was a fascinating read. (