Capsized!: The Forgotten Story of the SS Eastland Disaster

by Patricia Sutton

Book Overview

New York Public Library's "100 Best Books for Kids"
Kirkus Reviews' "Best Books of 2018"

On July 24, 1915, the SS Eastland, filled to capacity with 2,500 passengers and crew, capsized in the Chicago River while still moored to the pier. Happy picnic-goers headed for an employee outing across Lake Michigan suddenly found themselves in a struggle for their lives. Trapped belowdecks, crushed by the crowds attempting to escape...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1613739435
• ISBN13: 9781613739433
• Release Date: July 2018
• Publisher: Chicago Review Press
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.6" x 8.6"
• Age Range: 9 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 7