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GtrsRGr8 · 07-31-2015, 01:01 AM

It is described as the shipwreck in the Great Lakes with the single largest loss of life from a single vessel. The event shocked the entire nation. Yet, I venture to say that very few people alive now have ever heard about it. It is the "shipwreck" (sinking) of the SS Eastland one hundred years ago this year.

It stands out to me not only because of the loss of life, but the fact that the ship was docked on the Chicago River in downtown Chicago when it happened.

I am very happy to learn of this highly rated book, published just last year by a highly respected publisher, about that event. Perhaps it will help rectify the general ignorance of people in this country about that very tragic event. Furthermore, it is a pleasure to see it marked down, at this time, a huge 92% from the digital list price.

Ashes Under Water: The SS Eastland and the Shipwreck That Shook America. By Michael McCarthy. Rated 4.4 stars, but from only 9 reviews at Amazon; rated 4.4, from 25 reviews at GoodReads. Print list price $25.95; digital list price $24.99; Kindle price now $1.99. Lyons Press, publisher. 320 pages. http://www.amazon.com/Ashes-Under-Wa...+Shook+America.

Book Description
It was the summer that broke America's heart.

In 1915, Chicago commuters were horrified to see the SS Eastland, a massive Lake Michigan steamship, flip over while tied to its dock. More than eight hundred poor factory workers and their children drowned. Twenty-two whole families perished. The nation cried out for justice.

Drawing on previously unpublished evidence from the National Archives, Ashes Under Water is the untold story of a mysterious industrial atrocity and how the prosperous, guilty Eastland owners tried to shift the blame to the whistleblower and one true hero on the ship, Engineer Joseph Erickson, a working class immigrant.

Against all odds, an attorney down on his luck at the time then stepped in to save him: Clarence Darrow, the future legal star. A national tragedy, Chicago politics, corrupt businessmen, a courtroom drama--all woven into one spellbinding narrative. Author Michael McCarthy takes us back one hundred years to the gritty streets of Chicago and the throaty blast of steamship whistles, unveiling the full story of the tragedy--and its incredible aftermath--for the first time.

07-31-2015, 01:01 AM	#684
GtrsRGr8 Grand Sorcerer Posts: 7,334 Karma: 27815322 Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Southeastern U.S., ya'll Device: Kindle; Kindle (10.1.1) for PC; Kindle Cloud Reader	Huge Markdown (92%!) on this Book about the Sinking of the SS Eastland in 1915. It is described as the shipwreck in the Great Lakes with the single largest loss of life from a single vessel. The event shocked the entire nation. Yet, I venture to say that very few people alive now have ever heard about it. It is the "shipwreck" (sinking) of the SS Eastland one hundred years ago this year. It stands out to me not only because of the loss of life, but the fact that the ship was docked on the Chicago River in downtown Chicago when it happened. I am very happy to learn of this highly rated book, published just last year by a highly respected publisher, about that event. Perhaps it will help rectify the general ignorance of people in this country about that very tragic event. Furthermore, it is a pleasure to see it marked down, at this time, a huge 92% from the digital list price. Ashes Under Water: The SS Eastland and the Shipwreck That Shook America. By Michael McCarthy. Rated 4.4 stars, but from only 9 reviews at Amazon; rated 4.4, from 25 reviews at GoodReads. Print list price $25.95; digital list price $24.99; Kindle price now $1.99. Lyons Press, publisher. 320 pages. http://www.amazon.com/Ashes-Under-Wa...+Shook+America. Book Description It was the summer that broke America's heart. In 1915, Chicago commuters were horrified to see the SS Eastland, a massive Lake Michigan steamship, flip over while tied to its dock. More than eight hundred poor factory workers and their children drowned. Twenty-two whole families perished. The nation cried out for justice. Drawing on previously unpublished evidence from the National Archives, Ashes Under Water is the untold story of a mysterious industrial atrocity and how the prosperous, guilty Eastland owners tried to shift the blame to the whistleblower and one true hero on the ship, Engineer Joseph Erickson, a working class immigrant. Against all odds, an attorney down on his luck at the time then stepped in to save him: Clarence Darrow, the future legal star. A national tragedy, Chicago politics, corrupt businessmen, a courtroom drama--all woven into one spellbinding narrative. Author Michael McCarthy takes us back one hundred years to the gritty streets of Chicago and the throaty blast of steamship whistles, unveiling the full story of the tragedy--and its incredible aftermath--for the first time. Last edited by GtrsRGr8; 07-31-2015 at 06:13 PM.