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Looks at the disaster of the sinking of the "Sultana," a steamboat that sunk after its boilers exploded while transporting Confederate prisoners of war home in 1865, claiming the lives of more than 1,500 soldiers. Narrative nonfiction. Includes primary sources, glossary, index, bibliography. IL 7-12. AR 7.7. RC 10. Lexile 1090. | |