Chicago’s Eastland Disaster
Clip: Season 1 Episode 17 | 8m 46sVideo has Closed Captions
A new documentary tells the story of the Eastland Disaster — “the blue-collar Titanic.”
In 1915, a passenger ship called the Eastland capsized in the Chicago River, and it remains the deadliest maritime disaster in Great Lakes history. A new documentary captures the story of what some have called “the blue-collar Titanic.” Great Lakes Now host Ward Detwiler talks with the filmmakers.
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Chicago’s Eastland Disaster
Clip: Season 1 Episode 17 | 8m 46sVideo has Closed Captions
In 1915, a passenger ship called the Eastland capsized in the Chicago River, and it remains the deadliest maritime disaster in Great Lakes history. A new documentary captures the story of what some have called “the blue-collar Titanic.” Great Lakes Now host Ward Detwiler talks with the filmmakers.
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