Gales of November: The Sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald
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| Rating | : | 4.59 (909 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1882376331 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 248 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-05-17 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
A haunting and informative book for anyone fascinated by the lore of sea and ships.. The 729-foot ore freighter and its entire crew mysteriously and suddenly disappeared during a violent November storm on Lake Superior in 1975. The reader is taken through a "you are there" experience, including the increasing foreboding of the crew members. Immortalized in song by Canadian balladeer Gordon Lightfoot and still argued over by Great Lakes experts, the fate of the Edmund Fitzgerald and its crew has attracted more widespread attention than other thousands of shipwrecks recorded on the Great Lakes
Robert J. A reporter and newspaper editor himself, he makes his home in Toledo. Hemming has been a life-long resident of the Great Lakes region and a recreational sailor of its waters.
A real yawner. bookbug With all due respect to the families of the men lost on the Fitz, this book is a real yawner. But look on the bright side of things -- if you sufffer from insomnia, you've just found your cure!!! Lots of passive verbs, cliches, irrelevant trivia. yaaaaaaaaaaawn.. An Exciting Tale of the Great Lakes Jeffrey T. Munson The Edmund Fitzgerald, immortalized in song by Canadian folk singer Gordon Lightfoot, was, at the time, the largest vessel to sail on the Great Lakes. At over 750 feet long, it was nearly as large as a World War II era battleship. The thing that made the "Fitz" so special was her large cargo capacity; she could carry well . A good first book for this subject This is a great book about the sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald. If you have never read a book on the Fitz this is a great start. The author does a great job of introducing you to the crew and what life is like sailing on the Great Lakes. He takes several of the crew and introduces you to their personality and their histor
Hemming has been a life-long resident of the Great Lakes region and a recreational sailor of its waters. A reporter and newspaper editor himself, he makes his home in Toledo. About the Author Robert J.