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As we take a week off to fill the narrative coffers, let's go back over a year to our third episode. How do you prioritize tragedy? When two terrible things happen around the same time, do you mourn the loss of one person or 1,547? A sad tale of tragedy being buried below the fold, with a 3 line mention in the New York Times. This is the tale of the Sultana, the worst US maritime tragedy in history.
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As we take a week off to fill the narrative coffers, let's go back over a year to our third episode. How do you prioritize tragedy? When two terrible things happen around the same time, do you mourn the loss of one person or 1,547? A sad tale of tragedy being buried below the fold, with a 3 line mention in the New York Times. This is the tale of the Sultana, the worst US maritime tragedy in history.