Sinking the Sultana

By Sally M. Walker, Janet Metzger

Subjects: United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865, Biography, Steam-boiler explosions -- History -- 19th century, Sultana (Steamboat), United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives, United states, history, civil war, 1861-1865, prisoners and prisons, Steam-boiler explosions, Prisoners of war -- Confederate States of America -- Biography, Prisoners of war -- United States -- Biography, United states, history, revolution, 1775-1783, personal narratives, Disasters, Steamboat disasters -- History -- 19th century -- Mississippi River, History, Prisoners of war, Steamboat disasters, Personal narratives

Description: The worst maritime disaster in American history wasn t the Titanic. It was the steamboat Sultana on the Mississippi River and it could have been prevented.