About this title: "Ship Ablaze" is the extraordinary, untold story of the 1904 maritime disaster that took the lives of more than a thousand New Yorkers. Photos. 1 map.
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Description: Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Broadway
Date Published: 2003
ISBN-13:9780767909051ISBN:0767909054
Description: Good. Used item may show library stamps, stickers and marks. Buy with confidence-your satisfaction is guaranteed at B-Logistics! Due to the large scale of our operation, we do not have access to the specific contents/condition of our items. Please note that Expedited shipping is not available at this time. read more
Description: Acceptable. Book is in good reading condition. Cover has wear at edges and corners. Spine has wear at edges. Dust jacket has some wear. read more
Description: Good. 0767909054 Former library item may have library binding and show stamps, stickers or other marks. Items not meeting quality expectations may be returned. Due to the large scale of our operation, we do not have access to the specific contents/condition of our items. read more
Edition: 1st Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Broadway / Random House
Date Published: 2003
ISBN-13:9780767909051ISBN:0767909054
Description: Very Good in Very Good jacket. Book Seller # LR321, 6.25 inches by 9.5 inches, 332 pages. There is one tear in the dust jacket, 1/4 inch at the top of the fold for the front flap. Otherwise, minor wear only. On the book itself, the hinges and binding are good and the interior is clean. NOT an Ex-Library copy. A detailed account of the tragedy in New York City on June 15, 1904 when a steamship caught fire and 1, 021 people died. read more
Binding: Trade Paperback
Publisher: Broadway Books, New York, New York, USA
Date Published: 2003
Description: Very Good. No Jacket as Issued. Advance Reading Copy (ARC) 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. BF3-A first edition advance reading copy/uncorrected proof book in very good condition with no dust jacket as issued (trade paperback). An unread tight, clean, sound copy in color illustrated white wraps with very minor overall shelf wear. A book about the June 1904 disaster aboard the New York daylong excursion on the General Slocum and the accidental fire on board in which more than one thousand people died. ... read more
Edition: First edition. Illustrated.
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Broadway Books
Date Published: 2003
ISBN-13:9780767909051ISBN:0767909054
Description: New in fine dust jacket. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 352 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: General/trade. Book is new and was removed from our shelves for online sale. No remainder marks. Book exterior has some light shelf wear: bumps/scuffs or small tears, which is typical of books on retail shelf. Our original store price may have been penciled inside front cover but has since been erased. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Broadway
Date Published: 2003
ISBN-13:9780767909051ISBN:0767909054
Description: Very Good in Good+ dust jacket; Mild cover wear. Modearte wear and light soil to DJ with a chip at lower front corner at fold and price sticker remains top front of DJ. Binding tight, text clean. A Little Store that's BIG on Service. 0767909054; 16980. 1.17 x 9.48 x 6.46 Inches; 352 pages. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Broadway Books
Date Published: 2004-06-01
ISBN-13:9780767909068ISBN:0767909062
Description: NEW. Softcover. From an inventory that is 100% brand-new, 100% direct from the publishers' distribution channel. We carry NO pre-owned, NO remaindered. We pack in CARDBOARD to ensure the pristine quality is maintained. (Bubble-wrap alone is NOT sufficient to protect from USPS equipment. ) Guaranteed brand-NEW, protected with CARDBOARD, your satisfaction is guaranteed. BKLUVID: 9780767909068. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Broadway
Date Published: 2004
ISBN-13:9780767909068ISBN:0767909062
Description: New. Brand New! Buy with confidence-your satisfaction is guaranteed at B-Logistics! Due to the large scale of our operation, we do not have access to the specific contents/condition of our items. Please note that Expedited shipping is not available at this time. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Broadway, New York
Date Published: 2003
ISBN-13:9780767909051ISBN:0767909054
Description: Very Good. 0767909054. Review materials laid in; 1.17 x 9.48 x 6.46 Inches; There were few experienced swimmers among over 1, 300 Lower East Side residents who boarded the General Slocum on June 15, 1904. It shouldn’ t have mattered since the steamship was only chartered for a languid excursion from Manhattan to Long Island Sound. But a fire erupted minutes into the trip, forcing hundreds of terrified passengers into the water. By the time the captain found a safe shore for landing, 1, ... read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Broadway Books, New York, New York, U.S.A.
Date Published: 2003
ISBN-13:9780767909051ISBN:0767909054
Description: Very Good Plus in Very Good Plus jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" Very light wear at the upper spine-otherwise Like New-Crisp, bright, and unmarked. Excellent dust jacket. read more
Edition: 1st Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Broadway Books, New York, New York, U.S.A.
Date Published: 2003
ISBN-13:9780767909051ISBN:0767909054
Description: Very Good + in Very Good + jacket. 6.5 x 9.5 hard cover book. Black lettering on the off-white and color illustrated dust jacket spine and cover. The tragedy of the steamboat General Slocum. 332 pages. 1st Edition. Light wear. Tight binding. Very Good +/Very Good + condition. read more
Description: New in New jacket. pp. 332. A dramatic narrative of NYís saddest tragedy before 9/11. Over 1, 300 Lower East Side residents boarded the ìGeneral Slocumî on June 15, 1904 for an excursion from Manhattan to Long Island Sound. But a fire erupted minutes into the trip, forcing hundreds of terrified passengers into the water--1, 021 perished. This book examines why the death toll was so high, how the city responded, & why this event failed to achieve the infamy of the ìTitanicísî 1912 demise or the ... read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Broadway Books, New York
Date Published: 2003
ISBN-13:9780767909051ISBN:0767909054
Description: Fine in Near Fine jacket. 8vo. 2003 First Edition, First Printing. Fine in Near Fine, price intact, dust jacket. A fresh, clean, totally unmarked and tightly bound copy. Pages crisp and fine. Hardcover binding of cream colored boards with gray cloth spine strip is clean and unworn. Dust jacket has a 2" light vertical scratch on front cover-barely visible, but is otherwise fine. It is in a clear, archival protector. Binding firm, hinges tight, boards and spine square. "On a beautiful spring ... read more
Edition: First Edition/First Printing
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Broadway Books, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Date Published: 2003
ISBN-13:9780767909051ISBN:0767909054
Description: Fine in Fine jacket. DJ in protective mylar cover. 1 on the number line. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover; First Printing
ISBN-13:9780767909051ISBN:0767909054
Description: Fine in Fine dust jacket. Hardcover. Broadway, 2003. 1st Edition/1st Printing. Fine Book in Fine Dust Jacket. Price Intact. Overall, a clean and tight copy to add to a collection or read and enjoy. Dust Jacket protected with a new archival cover. Bubble wrapped and shipped promptly in a box. read more
"A tragic story and a compelling read. One of the facets that stood out was the wealthy vessel owner's fierce attempt at "pr" spin and self-preservation in the face of prosecution."
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