I had never heard of the Sultana until I became a professional firefighter and was "turned on" to the book "Romance and Firefighting". The technology of the 19 century would have any OSHA agent pulling his hair out. Boilers exploding, child labor,fires, train wreaks,mine disasters, Whaling death losses...just name it. I've seen the picture of the loaded Sultana before and I can't fanthom that many men even willing to travel on that crowded a boat. Then again, after reading my great great grandfathers civil war letters from Knoxville Tenn to his home in Ohio, maybe I can. Just a thought.