Description: Disaster on Lake Erie: On August 9, 1841, the steamship Erie, one of the most elegant and fastest sailing between Buffalo and Chicago, departed carrying 340 passengers. Many were Swiss and German immigrants, planning to start new lives in America's heartland most never made it. The Erie erupted in flames during the night, and despite the heroic efforts of the crew of the Dewitt Clinton, 254 lives were lost. As news of this disaster spread, internationally renowned artists and writers, including Charles Dickens, were inspired to reflect on the lives lost. Historian Alvin F. Oickle's minute-by-minute account weaves together the tragic journey of the passengers, the legend that developed in the aftermath and the fury of a fire on an ocean-like lake.
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Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
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Item must be returned within: 30 Days
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Brand: Unbranded
MPN: 9781609490980
Book Title: Disaster ON Lake Erie: : the 1841 Wreck of the Steamship Erie
Item Length: 9in
Item Height: 0.3in
Item Width: 6in
Author: Alvin F. Oickle
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Topic: United States / State & Local / Middle Atlantic (DC, De, Md, NJ, NY, Pa), Ships & Shipbuilding / History, United States / General
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Publication Year: 2011
Genre: Transportation, History
Item Weight: 8.6 Oz
Number of Pages: 144 Pages
