{"product_id":"general-slocum-gordon-j-mackenzie-9798251484700","title":"General Slocum: Burning of New York's Deadliest Ship","description":"\u003cp\u003eOn 15 June 1904, a church outing in New York City turned into one of the deadliest disasters in American history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMore than a thousand women and children from the German immigrant community of Lower Manhattan boarded the excursion steamer \u003cb\u003eGeneral Slocum\u003c\/b\u003e for a summer picnic on the water. It was meant to be a day of music, laughter, and relief from the crowded city streets.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInstead, the vessel became a floating inferno.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen fire broke out aboard the aging wooden steamer, passengers quickly discovered that the safety equipment meant to save them had been neglected for years. Life preservers fell apart. Fire hoses failed. Panic spread as flames raced through the ship.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMany passengers were driven into the East River to escape the burning vessel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMore than \u003cb\u003e1,000 people died\u003c\/b\u003e, making the \u003cb\u003eGeneral Slocum disaster the worst loss of life in New York City before 9\/11\u003c\/b\u003e and one of the deadliest maritime disasters in American history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe tragedy devastated the neighbourhood known as \u003cb\u003eLittle Germany\u003c\/b\u003e, destroying families, churches, and an entire immigrant community.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this powerful historical account, \u003cb\u003eGordon J. MacKenzie\u003c\/b\u003e tells the full story of the disaster: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- The vibrant world of New York's German immigrant community\u003cbr\u003e- The rise of excursion steamers in the early twentieth century\u003cbr\u003e- The deadly fire that consumed the General Slocum\u003cbr\u003e- The shocking failures of safety equipment and inspections\u003cbr\u003e- The destruction of Little Germany and the legacy of the disaster\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA gripping story of negligence, loss, and the price of complacency, \u003cb\u003eGeneral Slocum: Burning of New York's Deadliest Ship\u003c\/b\u003e restores one of America's most devastating forgotten tragedies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Gordon J. MacKenzie\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798251484700\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/10\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 158\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.44lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.40d","brand":"Gordon J. MacKenzie","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48997533319423,"sku":"9798251484700","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/general-slocum-gordon-j-mackenzie-9798251484700","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}