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BUY IT NOWEASTLAND: CHICAGO'S DEADLIEST DAY
The chilling story of how hundreds of immigrant factory workers and their families, setting out for leisurely summer cruise, died aboard a heavily loaded steamship that tipped over while still tied to the dock in downtown Chicago. . .
. . .and how the rich and powerful who were responsible got away with it.
First-generation relatives of victims recount how the tragedy affected their families for decades while original court documents dug out of the National Archives reveal that the Eastland’s owners knew of the ship’s stability problems months before the disaster - yet rolled the dice as innocent immigrant passengers boarded on July 24, 1915, for a Western Electric company picnic.
WINNER of two 2020 MIDWEST EMMY® AWARDS:
Best Historical Documentary and Best Music & Sound Design
INTERNATIONAL MARITIME FILM FESTIVAL
INDIE FEST
TELLY AWARDS
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"BEST DOCUMENTARIES OF 2020" - Video Librarian
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The original title of the PBS documentary was EASTLAND: Chicago's Deadliest Day, but changed for the national broadcast. This documentary DVD is being sold under the original title and is identical to the PBS broadcast, with the addition of bonus material. This 83 minute version is available for purchase on DVD for $19.95 or Digital Download for $9.95.