| Description |
1 videodisc (96 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
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optical rdarm |
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video file rdaft |
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DVD video |
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Motion pictures lcgft |
| System Details |
DVD; wide screen presentation. |
| Language |
Closed captioned for the deaf and hearing impaired. |
| Performer |
Narrated by Sean Astin. |
| Credits |
Music composed and performed by Michael Allison ; director of photography, Jeff Hoopingarner ; editor, Dave Edison ; co-executive producers, Leah Cevoli, Linda Iroff ; executive producers, Sean Astin, Jim Michaels, Matthew Egan, Steven Kalodner. |
| Note |
Wide screen. |
| Summary |
Over 2000 Union soldiers, passengers and crew were crammed aboard the steamboat Sultana, licensed to carry 376. Graft, greed, overcrowding, a poorly maintained boat, and the Mississippi River was swollen with spring snowmelt conspired together to create a disaster. On April 27, 1865, the boat's boilers exploded, causing the worst maritime disaster in US history. This documentary features interviews with preeminent Sultana historians Jerry O. Potter and Gene Salecker, as well as descendants of the survivors. |
| Subject |
Sultana (Steamboat) -- Videodiscs.
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Sultana (Steamboat) -- Videodiscs. |
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Marine accidents -- Videodiscs.
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Steamboat disasters -- Mississippi River -- History -- 19th century -- Videodiscs.
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United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Prisoners and prisons -- Videodiscs.
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Mississippi River -- Videodiscs. |
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United States -- Videodiscs. |
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American Civil War (1861-1865) -- Videodiscs. |
| Chronological Term |
1800 - 1899 -- Videodiscs. |
| Genre |
Video recordings.
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Documentary television programs.
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History.
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Documentary television programs.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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DVD-video discs.
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| Added Author |
Astin, Sean, narrator.
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Hedges, Brendan, screenwriter.
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Marshall, Mike, film producer, film director.
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Marshall, Mark R., film producer, film director.
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River Rock Entertainment (Firm), presenter.
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Lava Entertainment (Firm), presenter.
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Purple Ace Productions (Firm), presenter.
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Dreamscape Media.
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| Standard No. |
818506027052 |
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