alan huffman tells us overlooked story. thank you so much for joining us . will be opening a phones a later on in the program, and comments to alan at our e-mail address. let's start by describing what you have on the front of your book, a picture of the sultana. describe it to the audience. alan: the boat in the painting is in flames in the middle of the river, and you see a lot of rescue boats and it is night and you see people drifting down the river clinging to debris. it evokes what was going on. the river was full of people. there were 2400 people aboard a boat that was supposed to carry 375, roughly. after it exploded and caught higher, you had people and horses swimming in the river channel, and in some cases there may have been eight or nine guys hanging onto a horse from id. the channel, trying to get to the banks. people drowning each other people floating on debris, there was a lot going on in the river that night. katty: and the boat itself, tell us about the sultana. alan: it was a large steamboat that was designed for transferring cargo up and

alan huffman is featured with his book "sultana: surviving the civil war, prison, and the worst maritime disaster in american history." alan huffman