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Capsized!: the Forgotten Story of SS Eastland Disaster
Capsized!: the Forgotten Story of SS Eastland Disaster in Bloomington, MN
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On July 24, 1915, the SS
Eastland
, filled to capacity with 2,500 aboard, capsized in the Chicago River while still moored to the pier. The disaster took more passenger lives than the
Titanic
and stands today as the greatest loss of life on the Great Lakes.
Capsized!
details the events leading up to the fateful day of the disaster and provides a nail-biting, minute-by-minute account of the ship’s capsizing. It also raises critical-thinking questions for young readers: Why do we know so much about
’s sinking and yet so little about the
disaster? Why was no one ever held responsible for this catastrophe? What lessons from this disaster might we be able to apply today?
Eastland
, filled to capacity with 2,500 aboard, capsized in the Chicago River while still moored to the pier. The disaster took more passenger lives than the
Titanic
and stands today as the greatest loss of life on the Great Lakes.
Capsized!
details the events leading up to the fateful day of the disaster and provides a nail-biting, minute-by-minute account of the ship’s capsizing. It also raises critical-thinking questions for young readers: Why do we know so much about
’s sinking and yet so little about the
disaster? Why was no one ever held responsible for this catastrophe? What lessons from this disaster might we be able to apply today?
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