Description: The Sultana Odyssey by Paul Brennan "This disaster, of which I am writing, was the greatest accident that ever happened during the war, and neither pen nor tongue can describe it."-Jacob Horner, Sultana Survivor The worst maritime accident in American history killed 1,600 steamship passengers, many starving just released Union prisoners returning north after the Civil War. Explosion of faulty boilers onboard the Sultana early morning on April 27, 1865 sent hundreds of men and women into the frigid Mississippi River near Memphis. Inspired by actual events, The Sultana Odyssey chronicles the tragedy of 2,300 travelers packed on a steamship built for 400 and the perseverance to survive against nearly impossible probabilities. It follows the journey of young Chicago doctor Finley Horne through the south and his efforts to return his sister from Alabama. Mistakenly tossed into a confederate prison camp, he experiences the atrocities and savagery of southern captivity before escaping and accompanying U.S. Colored Troops transporting their wounded by pushing an abandoned rail boxcar. The graphic and raw narrative captures the countrys mood, greed, passion, values, and conditions: all against an historic backdrop of war and prejudice. Included are realities of an indelible blemish on American history: rampant death, starvation, abuses, and exposure to deadly diseases responsible for most Civil War fatalities. The doctors journey concludes aboard the Sultana when explosion catapults sleeping passengers hundreds of yards into the Mississippi River and toward watery graves. Actual reminiscences of survivors reveal graphic and catastrophic efforts treading dark murky water toward a distant shoreline - all shadowed by a raging inferno consuming the steamboats wood construction and burning alive helpless emaciated prisoners and amputees. Because it occurred days following the assassination of Abraham Lincoln, the tragic story of the Sultana remains to this day a little-known footnote of The War Between the States. This book contains graphic content some readers may find disturbing. FORMAT Hardcover CONDITION Brand New Details ISBN1953710565 Author Paul Brennan Pages 302 Publisher Litterateur Publishing Group Year 2021 ISBN-10 1953710565 ISBN-13 9781953710567 Format Hardcover Publication Date 2021-10-12 UK Release Date 2021-10-12 Imprint Litterateur Publishing Group Subtitle A Civil War Novel Based on Americas Worst Maritime Tragedy Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:134177354;
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