Sinking the Sultana: A Civil War Story of Imprisonment, Greed, and a Doomed Journey Home
Author: Walker, Sally M.
Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades Plus (MG+ 6 and up)
Book Level
7.7
Points
6.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Nonfiction
Word Count
33132
Points per Word
0.000181
Page Count
196
Points per Page
0.030612
Description
The worst maritime disaster in American history wasn't the "Titanic." It was the "Sultana," a steamboat that sank while transporting prisoners of war home in 1865, claiming the lives of more than 1,500 people.