The documentary film Eastland: Chicago’s Deadliest Day wins two regional Emmy awards, including outstanding historical documentary. November 25, 2020
Most Notorious, the popular true-crime and history podcast features Ashes Under Water and author Michael McCarthy. Episode released July 26, 2020
The documentary film Eastland: Chicago’s Deadliest Day debuts July 25, 2019, on Chicago TV station WTTW
Tale breathes new life into disaster lost to time Idaho Statesman, May 20, 2016
Ashes Under Water Debuts as a New York Times Bestseller New York Times, August 16, 2015
BookBub features Ashes Under Water, calling it a ‘fascinating, deeply researched history.’ July 3, 2015
Author Michael McCarthy Reveals Sinister Backstory to Eastland Disaster WGN TV, Chicago, July 22, 2015
The SS Eastland Disaster: 100 Years Later, NPR affiliate WUIS, July 19, 2015
Eastland Disaster Marks 100th Anniversary ABC-7 TV News, Chicago, July 19, 2015
Chicago’s Deadliest Day: Author Michael McCarthy on the 100th anniversary of the Eastland shipwreck Chicago Magazine July 2015
Historians stage criminal trial for Eastland disaster Chicago Tribune, June 17, 2015
Books to Read: Ashes Under Water Michigan History, May/June 2015
The Eastland disaster: Not just an accident but ‘one of the great injustices of the 20th century’ Chicago Reader, April 17, 2015
Ashes Under Water finalist for best nonfiction book by a Midwestern author Society of Midland Authors, April 2015
Ashes Under Water one of the Best Books of 2014 Chicago Book Review, Dec. 29, 2014
Marian Eicholz, last known survivor of Eastland disaster, dies at 102 Chicago Sun-Times, Dec. 29, 2014
Michael McCarthy’s ‘Ashes Under Water’ Tells Full Story of Chicago’s Eastland Shipwreck Chicago Sun-Times, Nov. 18 and 19, 2014
A 1915 newspaper cartoon correctly blamed greed, but mistakenly reversed, to starboard, the direction the ship fatally plunged.
AUTHOR EVENTS
July 29, 2015
Listiak Auditorium, South Haven, MI
July 23, 2015
Centuries & Sleuths Bookstore, Forest Park, IL
July 22, 2015
Chicago Public Library, Harold Washington branch
July 19, 2015
Chicago History Museum
April 29, 2015
Author @ The Library / New York Public Library
Mid-Manhattan branch
April 25, 2015
Michigan Maritime Museum
South Haven, MI
Dec. 20, 2014
Barbara’s BookMarket, Glen Town Center, Glenview, IL
Dec. 19, 2014
Barbara’s Booksellers, Willis Tower, Chicago
Nov. 29, 2014
Powell’s Bookstore, 1218 S. Halsted, Chicago
Nov. 22, 2014
Barbara’s Booksellers, Burr Ridge (IL) Center Village