Displaying 1 of 1 2017 Format: Book Author: Walker, Sally M., author. Title: Sinking the Sultana : a Civil War story of imprisonment, greed, and a doomed journey home / Sally M. Walker. Edition: First edition. Publisher, Date: Somerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, 2017. Description: 196 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm Summary: 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. Target Audience Note: 008-012. 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. Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 188-191) and index. Contents: Prologue: April 27, 1865, 2:30 a.m. -- Steamboats a-comin' -- Off to war -- Dens of death -- A large and splendid steamer -- Freedom -- Countdown to disaster -- End of the world -- Rescue -- A grim search -- Why? -- A sad truth. ISBN: 9780763677558 0763677558 Other Number: 969386295 System Availability: 1 Current Holds: 0 # Local items: 1 Control Number: 695473 # Local items in: 0 # System items in: 0 Call Number: j 973.771 Walker Place Hold Add to My List Expand All | Collapse All Availability Map It Suggestions and more Displaying 1 of 1
