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Capsized!: The Forgotten Story of the SS Eastland Disaster
By SUTTON, Patricia
- ISBN
- 9781613739433
- Publisher
- Chicago Review
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on June 1, 2018 | Middle To High School
Gr 5–8—When the SS Eastland capsized in the Chicago River on July 24, 1915, 844 people lost their lives. A higher number of passengers died than those killed in the sinking of the Titanic and this tragedy is still the largest loss of life on the Great Lakes. Sutton takes readers through a detailed time line that follows several of the people who were onboard that...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on March 1, 2019
Sutton offers a vivid, detailed account of how and why the SS Eastland capsized on the Chicago River's bank in summer 1915. The cargo-turned-pleasu...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
