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Eastland': Legacy of the 'Titanic'. New edition
・ISBN 978-0-8047-2801-0 paper US$ 35.00
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| 著者・編者 | Hilton, George W., |
|---|---|
| 出版社 | (Stanford University Press, US) |
| 出版年月 | 1997 |
| ページ数 | 384 pp. |
| 言語 | ENG |
| ニュース番号 | ＜A03-71794＞ |
解説
This is the first comprehensive account of the capsizing in 1915 of the steamer Eastland, an accident that killed more than 800 men, women, and children-the worst disaster of any kind in the history of Chicago and the worst in the history of the Great Lakes.
Reviews
"Hilton has written a comprehensive and exhaustive study of the worst disaster in Chicago's history. . . . Alterations and the addition of more lifeboats and rafts after the Titanic sank made the Eastland so unstable that it rolled over in the Chicago River. . . . The vessel's entire career is examined, and . . . the disaster itself is meticulously described and analyzed. Hilton also critically evaluates the subsequent civil and criminal court proceedings, raising a number of issues relating to marine safety regulations and the compensation of the victims' families."
-Choice
"Irony and tragedy combine in this account of America's worst marine disaster. . . . Hilton constructs a careful account of the events leading up to the calamity. The disaster itself is recounted minute by minute. . . . The numerous illustrations and period photographs, as well as numerous appendixes, make this a definitive account."
-Library Journal
"This is the book on the Eastland."
-Inland Seas
"It contains vivid accounts of drownings and rescues, heroism and cowardice."
-Chicago Tribune