Author : Mark L. Thompson
Publisher : Wayne State University Press
Page : 428 pages
File Size : 50,4 MB
Release : 2004-04-13
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780814332269
A historically accurate, well-rounded picture of shipwrecks on the Great Lakes.
Author : Larry Jorgensen
Publisher : Loving Healing Press
Page : 98 pages
File Size : 32,25 MB
Release : 2024-10-08
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 1615998543
More than 6,000 shipwrecks have been recorded on the Great Lakes, but only one offers a true-life adventure like the 1926 rescue of the City of Bangor off the Keweenaw Peninsula in upper Michigan. A fierce November storm tossed the ship with a crew of 23 and 240 new Chrysler automobiles onto a Lake Superior reef. For the first time, Shipwrecked and Rescued tells the near-tragic story of lost and desperate shipmates floundering for two days in the deep snow and near-zero temperatures. Jorgensen's detailed research and collection of 100 rare historical photos chronicles what happened, introduces the key players, and finally reveals the fate of those collectors' prizes in the century since. "Shipwrecked and Rescued is a thoroughly researched book about the most famous Keweenaw Peninsula shipwreck. The author clearly describes the timeline of incredible events, noting the vast number of people involved in successful rescue and salvage--a story that continues to this day through authentic artifacts, historic preservation, and family descendants of those who were there." -- Sean Ley, Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society "This book is well-written and illustrated. It is almost beyond belief, but wonderful photos serve to corroborate the story." -- Robert Joynt, Classic Car Club of America "Jorgensen provides a thorough look at a unique and fascinating Great Lakes shipwreck story." -- Eric Marsen, Curatorial Specialist, Michigan Maritime Museum "It is refreshing that a non-native of the U.P. took such an intense interest in this wreck that he made the time to research his topic thoroughly, work with the Keweenaw County Historical Society, search out the background details and utilize a great number of photos so readers can see as well as read the story. All in all, it's a quick and informative read." -- Deborah K. Frontiera, U.P. Book Review "If you like tales of courage and survival in the worst conditions that Lake Superior can dish out, you'll really enjoy Larry Jorgensen's Shipwrecked and Rescued: The City of Bangor. Be sure to pick up a copy from the many bookstores and gift shops on the Keweenaw Peninsula." -- Victor R. Volkman, Marquette Monthly From Modern History Press
Author : Kimm A. Stabelfeldt
Publisher :
Page : 68 pages
File Size : 10,39 MB
Release : 1992
Category : Great Lakes (North America)
ISBN :
Author : Richard Gebhart
Publisher : MSU Press
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 16,62 MB
Release : 2021-12-01
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 1948314118
From the day that French explorer Robert Cavelier de La Salle launched the Griffin in 1679 to the 1975 sinking of the celebrated Edmund Fitzgerald, thousands of commercial ships have sailed on the vast and perilous waters of the Great Lakes. In a harbinger of things to come, on the return leg of its first trip in late summer 1679, the Griffin disappeared and has never been seen again. In the centuries since then, the records show that an alarming number of shipwrecks have occurred on the Great Lakes. If vessels that wrecked but were later repaired and returned to service are included, the number certainly swells into the thousands. Most did not mysteriously vanish like the Griffin. Instead, they suffered the occupational hazards of every lake boat: collisions, groundings, strands, fires, boiler explosions, and capsizes. Many of these disasters took the lives of crews and passengers. The fearsome wrath of the storms that brew over the Great Lakes has challenged and defeated some of the staunchest vessels constructed in the shipyards of port cities along the U.S. and Canadian lakeshores. Here Richard Gebhart tells the tales of some of these ships and their captains and crews, from their launches to their sad demises—or sometimes, their celebrated retirements. This volume is a must-read for anyone intrigued by the maritime history of the Great Lakes.
Author : Michael Varhola
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 25,77 MB
Release : 2023-11-22
Category : History
ISBN : 1493083228
Twenty-one riveting stories and illustrations about ships that met their end in the treacherous waters of the Great Lakes, such as: British gunboat H.M.S. Speedy in 1804, American Navy brig U.S.S. Niagara in 1820, Civil War steamer Island Queen in 1864, the infamous freighter Edmund Fitzgerald in 1975, and many more!
Author : Larry Lankton
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 37,79 MB
Release : 1999-05-06
Category : History
ISBN : 9780199761159
Spanning the years 1840-1875, Beyond the Boundaries focuses on the settlement of Upper Michigan's Keweenaw Peninsula, telling the story of reluctant pioneers who attempted to establish a decent measure of comfort, control, and security in what was in many ways a hostile environment. Moving beyond the technological history of the period found in his previous book Cradle to the Grave: Life, Work, and Death at the Lake Superior Copper Mines (OUP 1991), Lankton here focuses on the people of this region and how the copper mining affected their daily lives. A truly first-rate social history, Beyond the Boundaries will appeal to historians of the frontier and of Michigan and the Great Lakes region, as well as historians of technology, labor, and everyday life.
Author : Julius Frederic Wolff
Publisher : Duluth, Minn. : Lake Superior Marine Museum Association
Page : 190 pages
File Size : 17,36 MB
Release : 1979
Category : Shipwrecks
ISBN :
Author : C. Patrick Labadie
Publisher :
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 47,2 MB
Release : 1989
Category : Excavations (Archaeology)
ISBN :
Author : James R. Marshall
Publisher :
Page : 134 pages
File Size : 23,25 MB
Release : 2005
Category : History
ISBN :
The second edition of the popular Shipwreck of Lake Superior is updaed and redesigned to best present the engaging collection of maps, photos and accounts of the boats that once sailed the Greatest of Lakes. New this edition: the story of the last big wreck on Lake Superior -- the Mesquite -- and the latest theories on why the Edmund Fitzgerald went down in 1975.
Author : William Ratigan
Publisher : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Page : 402 pages
File Size : 40,89 MB
Release : 1989-01-18
Category : History
ISBN : 1467435155
In this breathtaking chronicle of the most spectacular shipwrecks and survivals on the Great Lakes, William Ratigan re-creates vivid scenes of high courage and screaming panic from which no reader can turn away. Included in this striking catalog of catastrophes and Flying Dutchmen are the magnificent excursion liner Eastland, which capsized at her pier in the Chicago River, drowning 835 people within clutching distance of busy downtown streets; the shipwrecked steel freighter Mataafa, which dumped its crew into freezing waters while the snowbound town of Duluth looked on; the dark Sunday in November 1913 when Lake Huron swallowed eight long ships without a man surviving to tell the tale; and the bitter November of 1958 when the Bradley went down in Lake Michigan during one of the greatest killer storms on the freshwater seas. An entire section is dedicated to the wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald -- the most famous maritime loss in modern times -- in Lake Superior in 1975. Chilling watercolor illustrations, photographs, maps, and news clippings accentuate Ratigan's compelling and dramatic storytelling. Sailors, historians, and general readers alike will be swept away by these unforgettable tales of tragedy and heroism.
