Tarzan's Chicago Adventure: Eastland Survivor Faces 2nd Maritime Disaster
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Welcome to Episode 45 of Flower the River Podcast, where we will discuss:
Email from listener in Austria:
- I’ll share an exciting update: an email from a family member of George Dobek, one of the victims of the Eastland disaster that I profiled in an earlier podcast episode (Beyond the Titanic: The Eastland Love Story of George and Theresa)
Story of Survival:
- The incredible story of a woman who survived not only the Eastland disaster but another maritime tragedy--The Favorite Disaster on July 29, 1927
Johnny Weissmuller’s Heroism:
- The tale of Johnny Weissmuller, best known as Tarzan(!), and his brother’s heroic actions during when The Favorite capsized on Lake Michigan.
Links:
- The sinking of the Favorite
- The Effortless and Legendary Life of Johnny Weissmuller Part 4: Real-Life Hero Saves 11 Lives
- Book website: https://www.flowerintheriver.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/natalie-z-87092b15/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/zettnatalie/
- YouTube: Flower in the River - A Family Tale Finally Told - YouTube
- Medium: Natalie Zett – Medium
- The opening/closing song is Twilight by 8opus
Chapters
1. Tarzan's Chicago Adventure: Eastland Survivor Faces 2nd Maritime Disaster (00:00:00)
2. 1915 Eastland Disaster (00:00:10)
3. Tarzan's Chicago Adventure (00:08:19)
4. Premonition of Gertrude Berndt, Eastland Survivor (00:10:44)
5. Favorite Capsizing (00:21:07)
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