Alan Huffman: "Sultana" (Collins)

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Alan Huffman: "Sultana" (Collins)

In 1865, a steamboat sank in the Mississippi River killing seventeen-hundred passengers. Guest host, Katty Kay, and journalist and author, Alan Huffman, discuss the forgotten story of the worst maritime disaster in American history.

In 1865, a steamboat sank in the Mississippi River killing seventeen-hundred passengers. Guest host, Katty Kay, and journalist and author, Alan Huffman, discuss the forgotten story of the worst maritime disaster in American history.

Guests

Alan Huffman

freelance journalist and author of "Mississippi in Africa".

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