Bishop, Hugh E., Paquette, Dudley
Description
The year 2000 marks the 25th Anniversary of one of Lake Superior's unsolved mysteries. On November 10, 1975, a "mega-storm" over Lake Superior sank th
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e ore carrier SS Edmund Fitzgerald at the east end of Lake Superior. Although many theories have been expressed on the cause of this catastrophe, one widely held but rarely spoken reason has never been published -- until now. As the last living captain of an ore boat that also sailed through the worst of that storm, Captain Dudley Paquette relates his harrowing memoir of those hours leading up to the Fitzgerald wreck and of the dangerous search afterward. In the process, the reader gains deep insight into the mind of Great Lakes captains and what might have been the situation in the wheelhouse of the Fitzgerald as the big lake crashed across the decks. The real cause of the wreck might finally be known.
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SHIPWRECKS
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Intellectual & Thought-Provoking
Reflective & Deep
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Publishing Info
Publisher
Lake Superior Port Cities
Month-Year
Jul, 2000
ISBN
ISBN-13: 9780942235371
ISBN-10: 0942235371
Language
English
No. of Pages
192
Format
Paperback
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