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The General Slocum Steamboat Fire of 1904
Author: Ellen V. LiBretto
Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
ISBN: 0823944867
Category: Juvenile Nonfiction
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Pages: 58
Pages: 58
Describes the 1904 fire that destroyed the General Slocum and killed more than one thousand people, examining the causes, reactions of passengers, crew, and spectators, and aftermath of the disaster.
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Books about General Slocum Steamboat Fire of 1904
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The General Slocum was a passenger steamboat built in Brooklyn. She operated in the New York City area as an excursion steamer. On June 15, 1904, the General Slocum caught fire and sank in the East River of New York City. At the time of the accident she was on
Language: en
Pages: 149
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Mallory Meer, a 15-year-old victim of the "General Slocum" steamship disaster, haunts those responsible for the tragedy, determined to see that justice is served.
Language: en
Pages: 368
Pages: 368
The true story of one of the greatest tragedies in New York history On June 15, 1904, the steamship General Slocum was heading from Manhattan to Long Island Sound when a fire erupted in one of the storage rooms. Faced with an untrained crew, crumbling life jackets, and inaccessible lifeboats,