{"product_id":"eastland-george-w-hilton-9780804728010","title":"'Eastland': Legacy of the 'Titanic'","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is the first comprehensive account of the capsizing in 1915 of the steamer Eastland, an accident that killed more than 800 men, women, and children--the worst disaster of any kind in the history of Chicago and the worst in the history of the Great Lakes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReviews\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Hilton has written a comprehensive and exhaustive study of the worst disaster in Chicago's history. . . . Alterations and the addition of more lifeboats and rafts after the Titanic sank made the Eastland so unstable that it rolled over in the Chicago River. . . . The vessel's entire career is examined, and . . . the disaster itself is meticulously described and analyzed. Hilton also critically evaluates the subsequent civil and criminal court proceedings, raising a number of issues relating to marine safety regulations and the compensation of the victims' families.\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e--Choice\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Irony and tragedy combine in this account of America's worst marine disaster. . . . Hilton constructs a careful account of the events leading up to the calamity. The disaster itself is recounted minute by minute. . . . The numerous illustrations and period photographs, as well as numerous appendixes, make this a definitive account.\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e--Library Journal\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"This is the book on the Eastland.\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e--Inland Seas\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"It contains vivid accounts of drownings and rescues, heroism and cowardice.\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e--Chicago Tribune\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e George W. Hilton\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0804728011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780804728010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Stanford University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/01\/1997\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.15w x 0.86d","brand":"George W. Hilton","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43981257539839,"sku":"9780804728010","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_89315fe2-343c-4431-a044-bee2812a96aa.jpg?v=1683254526","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/eastland-george-w-hilton-9780804728010","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}