Sultana Disaster: Part II
History with Mark Bielski
English - April 12, 2018 15:14 - 30 minutes - 27.6 MB - ★★★★★ - 18 ratingsHistory europeanhistory history tudors wwi wwii americanhistory civilwar lewisandclark markbielski Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Author Sally M. Walker joins Mark to discuss the tragic disaster of the explosion and sinking of the Sultana in 1865. It was America's greatest maritime disaster that occurred on the Mississippi River at the end of the Civil War—but so few people know about it. Her book , Sinking the Sultana tells the intriguing story.