After a luxury steamship sank in 1838 with Savannah's elite on board, their fates were lost to history. Until, that is, the wreck was found 180 years later. When professor Everly Winthrop is asked to guest-curate a new museum collection of artifacts recovered from the steamship Pulaski, she can't resist the opportunity to try to solve the mysteries surrounding its sinking. Everly's research leads her to the astounding stories of two women: a known survivor, Augusta Longstreet, and her niece, Lilly Forsyth, who was never found. When the ship exploded, each was faced with difficult and heart-breaking decisions.