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