Introduction -- Chapter 1. A new generation -- Chapter 2. The careening of the ship -- Chapter 3. The sea would rise again -- Chapter 4. Sail ho! -- Chapter 5. The El Dorado -- Chapter 6. The steamer ...
On September 12, 1857 mail steamer “Central America” sunk off the coast of South Carolina after being caught in a hurricane. More than 450 people died when the ship sank. But what keeps the “Central ...