Can You Survive the 1865 Sultana Disaster?: An Interactive History Adventure

by Eric Braun

Overview

The date is April 27, 1865. You are crammed onboard the steamboat Sultana with more than 2,000 passengers. Many of them are soldiers heading home after the Civil War. You’re cruising on the Mississippi River when a massive explosion rips through the ship. Do you dive into the water to save yourself or stay onboard to help the survivors? Will you try to swim for shore or wait for help to arrive? Will you stay with your sick friend or try to find someone to help him? With dozens of possible choices, it’s up to YOU to decide how you’ll survive one of the worst river disasters ever seen.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781666390841
Publisher:	Capstone
Publication date:	01/01/2023
Series:	You Choose: Disasters in History
Pages:	112
Sales rank:	792,001
Product dimensions:	5.25(w) x 7.50(h) x (d)
Lexile:	620L (what's this?)
Age Range:	8 - 12 Years

About the Author

Eric Braun is a children’s author and editor. He has written dozens of books on many topics, and one of his books was read by an astronaut on the International Space Station for kids on Earth to watch. Eric lives in Minneapolis with his wife, two kids, and a dog who is afraid of cardboard.

Table of Contents

About Your Adventure 5

Chapter 1 The Long Voyage Home 7

Chapter 2 The Kentucky Kid 13

Chapter 3 An Officer's Journey 41

Chapter 4 The Tennessee Unionist 71

Chapter 5 A Terrible Disaster 101

More about the Sultana 106

Other Paths to Explore 108

Bibliography 109

Glossary 110

Read More 111

Internet Sites 111

About the Author 112

Interviews

High-interest presentation of key historical events that supports the C3 Framework for multiple perspectives of a single event;