‘Eastland’
Download or Read eBook ‘Eastland’ PDF written by George W. Hilton and published by Stanford University Press. This book was released on 1996-10-01 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : George W. Hilton |
| Publisher | : Stanford University Press |
| Total Pages | : 396 |
| Release | : 1996-10-01 |
| ISBN-10 | : 0804728011 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9780804728010 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (11 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis ‘Eastland’ by : George W. Hilton
Book excerpt: An account of the 1915 capsizing of the steamer Eastland in the Chicago River, an accident that killed more than eight hundred people, details the role of safety measures instituted after the sinking of the Titantic and examines the civil and criminal court proceedings which followed it.
