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The untold story of the worst disaster on the Great Lakes in U.S. History. On July 24th, 1915, Chicago commuters were horrified as they watched the SS Eastland, a tourism boat taking passengers across Lake Michigan, flip over while tied to the dock and drown 835 passengers, including 21 entire families. As dramatic as the disaster was, the subsequent trial was even more so.

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The untold story of the worst disaster on the Great Lakes in U.S. History. On July 24th, 1915, Chicago commuters were horrified as they watched the SS Eastland, a tourism boat taking passengers across Lake Michigan, flip over while tied to the dock and drown 835 passengers, including 21 entire families. As dramatic as the disaster was, the subsequent trial was even more so.
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Michael McCarthy graduated functionally illiterate from high school. He worked manual labor jobs for eight years. During this time, he taught himself to read well. He then decided to enter college and now holds a bachelor's degree in wildlife biology and a master's degree in zoology with an emphasis in ichthyology. Michael McCarthy has been the head of the biology department at Eastern Arizona College for over a decade. Michael has been recognized in "Who's Who in America' and has received every teaching award from Eastern Arizona College. Michael is fluent in American Sign Language and has served in the deaf community for over thirty-five years.