{"product_id":"the-general-slocum-incident-irving-werstein-1965","title":"The General Slocum Incident, Irving Werstein, 1965","description":"\u003cp\u003eWho wrote it: The General Slocum Incident, The Story of an Ill-Fated Ship is a 1965 title by Irving Werstein, published by the John Day Company.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhat it's about: The book tells the story of the General Slocum, a steamship that caught fire on New York's East River in 1904, killing over a thousand passengers, most of them women and children from a single church community.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCondition: Original hardcover with dust jacket, corner torn at the top right and the spine panel sunned relative to the front and back. A former school library book, with stamps from two library systems and catalog cards still in the rear pocket. Please review all photos carefully, and email me with any questions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThanks so much for visiting,\u003cbr\u003e\n❤️ Jess\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pretty Old Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52450118861090,"sku":null,"price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0106\/0709\/9951\/files\/the-general-slocum-incident-irving-werstein-1965-5763379.jpg?v=1789440192","url":"https:\/\/prettyoldbooks.com\/products\/the-general-slocum-incident-irving-werstein-1965","provider":"Pretty Old Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}