History of the General Slocum disaster by which nearly 1200 lives were lost by the burning of the steamer General Slocum in Hell gate, New York harbor, June 15,1904
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| Rating | : | 4.75 (927 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B003SE7QXO |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 266 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-03-29 |
| Language | : | English |
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"so-so" according to trubrit. I was hoping to get addtional information after reading Ship Ablaze on the sam subject, but ultimately I found the other book more informative.. "Best book, but tragically sad" according to Michael J.. This book brought me to tears several times. One of the most tragic things I've ever read. This book was written shortly after the disaster and consists mostly of eyewitness accounts - it's not a storybook, but a collection of stories and eyewitness accounts. It covers the agony of the disaster in raw form and is not a book for the feint of heart. A good read, a little long at times as there are just so many individual accounts included. The
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