Sinking the Sultana
A Civil War Story of Imprisonment, Greed, and a Doomed Journey Home
Somerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, 2017.
Format: Book
Edition: First edition.
Description: 196 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
The worst maritime disaster in American history wasn t the Titanic. It was the steamboat Sultana on the Mississippi River and it could have been prevented.
Subjects:
Sultana (Steamboat) -- Juvenile literature.
Prisoners of war -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Prisoners of war -- Confederate States of America -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Steamboat disasters -- Mississippi River -- History -- 19th century -- Juvenile literature.
Steam-boiler explosions -- History -- 19th century -- Juvenile literature.
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Prisoners and prisons -- Juvenile literature.
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives -- Juvenile literature.
Sultana (Steamboat) -- Juvenile literature.
Prisoners of war -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Prisoners of war -- Confederate States of America -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Steamboat disasters -- Mississippi River -- History -- 19th century -- Juvenile literature.
Steam-boiler explosions -- History -- 19th century -- Juvenile literature.
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Prisoners and prisons -- Juvenile literature.
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives -- Juvenile literature.
Target Audience: 1090L
ISBN:
9780763677558
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
C HISTORY War Am. Civil Wal | Main (Downtown) | Garden Level, Children's NonFiction | In |
C HISTORY War Am. Civil Wal | Main (Downtown) | Available by placing a hold, Repository - Children's | In |
C HISTORY War Am. Civil Wal | Sandhills Indoors | Children's NonFiction | In |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 188-191) and index.