{"product_id":"the-eastland-nathan-w-cole-9798188748104","title":"The Eastland: The Forgotten Story of Chicago's Deadliest Day","description":"\u003cb\u003eJuly 24, 1915. A ship full of picnickers rolls over at the dock - and never leaves Chicago.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe excursion steamer \u003ci\u003eEastland\u003c\/i\u003e, chartered for a Western Electric employee outing, capsized in the Chicago River in about twenty feet of water while still tied to the wharf. In minutes, 844 people were dead - more than the Titanic's American toll, most of them young factory workers in their Sunday best. Inside you'll find: \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe tender ship with a reputation for listing, and the debate over the lifeboats added after the Titanic\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe twenty-eight minutes from a laughing crowd to a mass grave\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe volunteers, welders, and divers who fought to reach the trapped\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe armory morgue, the 22 families erased, and the trials that ended with no one to blame\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe ship's strange afterlife as the naval vessel USS Wilmette\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003eDrawn from the historical record and modern scholarship, \u003ci\u003eThe Eastland\u003c\/i\u003e restores Chicago's deadliest day, hour by documented hour.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Nathan W. Cole\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798188748104\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/23\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 84\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.22d","brand":"Nathan W. Cole","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49084346859775,"sku":"9798188748104","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-eastland-nathan-w-cole-9798188748104","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}