Sultana
Surviving the Civil War, Prison, and the Worst Maritime Disaster in American History
HarperCollins · Print & ebook · March 24, 2009
“One of the most riveting war stories I have ever read….Huffman’s smooth, intimate prose ushers you through this nightmare as if you were living it yourself.” —Sebastian Junger, author of The Perfect Storm The dramatic true story of the worst maritime disaster in U.S. history, Alan Huffman’s Sultana brings to breathtaking life a tragic, long forgotten event in America’s Civil War—the sinking of the steamship Sultana and the loss of 1,700 lives, mostly Union soldiers returning home from Confederate prison camps.
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- Who it’s for
- A long-forgotten Civil War disaster unfolds through intimate prose and fascinating historical detail.
- Themes
- Civil War, Maritime disaster, Prisoner-of-war experience
- Genres
- Civil War Era, Maritime History & Piracy, Civil Wars
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Huffman’s smooth, intimate prose ushers you through this nightmare as if you were living it yourself.” —Sebastian Junger, author of The Perfect Storm The dramatic true story of the worst maritime disaster in U.S. history, Alan Huffman’s Sultana brings to breathtaking life a tragic, long forgotten event in America’s Civil War—the sinking of the steamship Sultana and the loss of 1,700 lives, mostly Union soldiers returning home from Confederate prison camps. A gripping account that reads like a nonfiction Cold Mountain, Sultana is powerful, moving, rich in irony and fascinating historical detail—a story no history aficionado or Civil War buff will want to miss.
History at Sea
A long-forgotten Civil War disaster unfolds through intimate prose and fascinating historical detail.
Come here for
- Maritime history with a Civil War lens
- A true story shaped by tragedy and irony
Expect
- A gripping account of the Sultana’s sinking
- The loss of 1,700 lives, mostly Union soldiers returning home
Where it sits
| Civil War Era | 86% |
|---|---|
| Maritime History & Piracy | 45% |
| Civil Wars | 32% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- 19th-Century America
- Authors
- Alan Huffman
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Published
- March 24, 2009
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Civil War · Maritime disaster · Prisoner-of-war experience
- Reading lane
- 19th-Century America