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
Titanic's sinking and yet so little about the
Eastland disaster? Why was no one ever held responsible for this catastrophe? What lessons from this disaster might we be able to apply today?
About the AuthorClay and Pat Sutton are veteran birders and longtime residents of Cape May County. Pat is program director at the New Jersey Audubon Society's Cape May Bird Observatory.
Book InformationISBN 9781641603126
Author Patricia SuttonFormat Paperback
Page Count 176
Imprint Chicago Review PressPublisher Chicago Review Press
Weight(grams) 254g
Dimensions(mm) 215mm * 139mm * 10mm