The Tragedy of the Steamboat General Slocum
by
Ed O'Donnell
Language: English
Release Date: December 30, 2008
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,...