The Lady Elgin Sinking of 1860 (Disasters!)

As riveting as the story of the Titanic, the sinking of the Lady Elgin is one of the most dramatic maritime disasters in American history.

On a storm-tossed night in September 1860, the passenger steamer Lady Elgin is struck by a small schooner on Lake Michigan. Within thirty minutes, the vessel, carrying nearly four hundred people, disappears beneath the waves.

Amid the chaos, four ordinary people face the most terrifying night of their lives:

• Mary Taylor never intended to sail on the Lady Elgin. She boarded only to help her sister settle her two young daughters.
• Catherine Taylor, their mother, is desperate to find her daughters and grandchildren.
• Fred Rice, the ship’s steward, feels responsible for the safety of the passengers in his care.
• Adam Webster, a divinity student from the Garrett Biblical Institute, joins the desperate rescue efforts along the shore near Winnetka, Illinois.

As disaster strikes, each must summon courage, faith, and endurance they never knew they possessed.

Based on the true story of the sinking of the Lady Elgin, this Christian historical novel brings to life a forgotten tragedy—and the extraordinary people whose lives were forever changed by it.