Hell on the East River
| Author | : Larry Lowenthal |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 180 |
| Release | : 2009 |
| ISBN-10 | : WISC:89100780071 |
| ISBN-13 | : |
| Rating | : 4/5 ( Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Hell on the East River by : Larry Lowenthal
Download or read book Hell on the East River written by Larry Lowenthal and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Far fewer people have heard of Wallabout Bay on the Brooklyn shore of the East River or know the terrible story of American sailors who were imprisoned there on wretched hulks like the Jersey. ... Hell on the East River uses the prisoners' own accounts to describe the agony of imprisonment, analyzes the number of deaths, examines the reasons for the tragedy, and describes the 100-year struggle to erect the present Prison Ship.
