num_pages: 312
description: On April 27, 1865, the Sultana, a 260-foot, wooden-hulled steamboat, exploded on the Mississippi River near Memphis, Tennessee. More than 1,800 men died.
language: English
title: The Sultana Tragedy: America's Greatest Maritime Disaster
titlecomplete: The Sultana Tragedy: America's Greatest Maritime Disaster
genres: Nonfiction, History, Civil War
ratings_count: 55
publisher: Pelican Publishing