The SS Sultana - Part 2
08/24/22 • 42 min
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The S.S. Sultana was transporting former Union prisoners of war at the end of the American Civil War when it suddenly exploded on April 27th, 1865. Jerry Potter, author of The Sultana Tragedy: America's Greatest Maritime Disaster, offers fantastic insight and perspective into this horrible shipwreck. An estimated 1200 people lost their lives due to greed, corruption, negligence, and incompetence.
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https://www.shipwrecksandseadogs.com/episodes/ep-1-the-s-s-sultana-part-2
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The S.S. Sultana was transporting former Union prisoners of war at the end of the American Civil War when it suddenly exploded on April 27th, 1865. Jerry Potter, author of The Sultana Tragedy: America's Greatest Maritime Disaster, offers fantastic insight and perspective into this horrible shipwreck. An estimated 1200 people lost their lives due to greed, corruption, negligence, and incompetence.
Show Notes and Images:
https://www.shipwrecksandseadogs.com/episodes/ep-1-the-s-s-sultana-part-2
Follow Shipwrecks and Sea Dogs on social media @shipwreckspod or at shipwrecksandseadogs.com.
Official merchandise is available at https://www.bonfire.com/store/shipwreckspod/.
Original theme music is by Sean Sigfried.
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The S.S. Sultana was transporting former Union prisoners of war at the end of the American Civil War when it suddenly exploded on April 27th, 1865. Jerry Potter, author of The Sultana Tragedy: America's Greatest Maritime Disaster, offers fantastic insight and perspective into this horrible shipwreck. An estimated 1200 people lost their lives due to greed, corruption, negligence, and incompetence.
Original theme music by Sean Sigfried.
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Original theme music is by Sean Sigfried.
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