Episode 67: Violet Jessop, The Effie Afton, and more Shipwrecks

About the Episode

Violet Jessop survived not one, not two, but three shipwrecks involving White Star Line’s incredible Olympic-class ships, including the Titanic.
The Effie Afton was not so lucky. This steamboat was part of the struggle between railroads and riverboats, and she crashed into the only bridge on the Mississippi River, two weeks after it opened.

Violet Jessop

Rock Island Bridge Crash, image courtesy of  Rock Island County Historical Society, Moline, Illinois

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