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Shipwrecks of the Great Lakes

Author : Anna Lardinois
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1493058568
Total Pages : 225 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (93 download)

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Download or read book Shipwrecks of the Great Lakes written by Anna Lardinois and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2021-07-01 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Submerged stories from the inland seas The newest addition to Globe Pequot’s Shipwrecks series covers the sensational wrecks and maritime disasters from each of the five Great Lakes. It is estimated that over 30,000 sailors have lost their lives in Great Lakes wrecks. For many, these icy, inland seas have become their final resting place, but their last moments live on as a part of maritime history. The tales, all true and well-documented, feature some of the most notable tragedies on each of the lakes. Included in many of these tales are legends of ghost ship sighting, ghostly shipwreck victims still struggling to get to shore, and other chilling lore. Sailors are a superstitious group, and the stories are sprinkled with omens and maritime protocols that guide decisions made on the water.

Shipwrecks, Monsters, and Mysteries of the Great Lakes

Author : Ed Butts
Publisher : Tundra Books
ISBN 13 : 1770492593
Total Pages : 90 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (74 download)

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Download or read book Shipwrecks, Monsters, and Mysteries of the Great Lakes written by Ed Butts and published by Tundra Books. This book was released on 2011-01-11 with total page 90 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1679, a French ship called the Griffon left Green Bay on Lake Michigan, bound for Niagara with a cargo of furs. Neither the Griffon nor the five-man crew was ever seen again. Though the Griffon’s fate remains a mystery, its disappearance was probably the result of the first shipwreck on a Great Lake. Since then, more than six thousand vessels, large and small, have met tragic ends on the Great Lakes. For many years, saltwater mariners scoffed at the freshwater sailors of the Great Lakes, “puddles” compared to the vast oceans. But those who actually worked on the Great Lakes ships knew differently. Shoals and reefs, uncharted rocks, and sandbars could snare a ship or rip open a hull. Unpredictable winds could capsize a vessel at any moment. A ship caught in a storm had much less room to maneuver than did one at sea. The wreckage of ships and the bones of the people who sail them litter the bottoms of the five lakes: Ontario, Erie, Huron, Michigan, and Superior. Ed Butts has gathered stories and lake lore in this fascinating, frightening volume. For anyone living on the shores of the Great Lakes, these tales will inspire a new interest and respect for their storied past.

Ships and Shipwrecks

Author : Richard Gebhart
Publisher : MSU Press
ISBN 13 : 1948314118
Total Pages : 254 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (483 download)

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Download or read book Ships and Shipwrecks written by Richard Gebhart and published by MSU Press. This book was released on 2021-12-01 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Shipwrecks of the Great Lakes

Author : Paul Hancock
Publisher : Thunder Bay Press Michigan
ISBN 13 : 9781882376841
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (768 download)

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Download or read book Shipwrecks of the Great Lakes written by Paul Hancock and published by Thunder Bay Press Michigan. This book was released on 2001-06 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Containing almost a fifth of the world's fresh water, the Great Lakes system of Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie, and Ontario in North America are vast inland expanses, and subject to the same hazards for shipping more commonly found on the high seas. Since the seventeenth century, when the first wooden vessels of colonists and adventurers set a course across them, the lakes have claimed many ships as well as the lives of those unfortunates aboard them. Shipwrecks of the Great Lakes narrates the tales of over a hundred of them. From the dramatic stories of the many ships that have foundered with all hands in the great storms that can sweep across the lakes, to the tales of vessels like the Gunilda, lost because her wealthy master refused to pay a few dollars for a pilot, this book is packed with the fascinating narratives of Great Lakes disasters. Including photographs of the boats it is also a document of change and progress, showing how the ships have been developed over the centuries as well as the industrial cities and towns that have grown from the wealth brought by the shipping lanes of the lakes. From the griffon, which went down without a trace in 1679, to the more recent disaster of the Edmund Fitzgerald, which was ripped apart and sank with all twenty-nine lives onboard lost, Shipwrecks of the Great Lakes includes tales of courage and tragedy, stupidity and heroism. Inside find: The tales of over a hundred of the most famous shipwrecks on North America's Great Lakes, including the Edmund Fitzgerald, Daniel J. Morrell, Eastland, and many more. Fully illustrated with archival photography. Chronological listing of wrecks. Dramatic stories of the ships' last moments - the tragedies, courage, and the miraculous rescues.

Shipwrecks of Lake Ontario

Author : Jim Kennard
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780940741027
Total Pages : 181 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (41 download)

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Download or read book Shipwrecks of Lake Ontario written by Jim Kennard and published by . This book was released on 2019-05 with total page 181 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Documents the stories of a number of sunken vessels on the United States territory in Lake Ontario, among them the steamer Ellsworth, the St. Peter, the Homer Warren, the schooner Etta Belle, the Coast Guard cable boat CG-56022, the schooner William Elgin, the Orcadian, the steamer Samuel F. Hodge, the W.Y. Emery, the British warship Ontario, the schooner C. Reeve, the Queen of the Lakes, the schooner Atlas, the Ocean Wave, the steamer Roberval, the U.S. Air Force C-45, the schooner Three Brothers, the steamship Nisbet Grammer, the steamship Bay State, the schooner Royal Albert, the sloop Washington, and the schooner Hartford. Appendices look at three particular locations: Ford Shoals, Mexico Bay, and the lake near Oswego.

Stories from the Wreckage

Author : John Odin Jensen
Publisher : Wisconsin Historical Society
ISBN 13 : 0870209035
Total Pages : 313 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (72 download)

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Download or read book Stories from the Wreckage written by John Odin Jensen and published by Wisconsin Historical Society. This book was released on 2019-04-19 with total page 313 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Every shipwreck has a story that extends far beyond its tragic end. The dramatic tales of disaster, heroism, and folly become even more compelling when viewed as junction points in history—connecting to stories about the frontier, the environment, immigration, politics, technology, and industry. In Stories from the Wreckage, John Odin Jensen examines a selection of Great Lakes shipwrecks of the wooden age for a deeper dive into this transformative chapter of maritime history. He mines the archeological evidence and historic record to show how their tragic ends fit in with the larger narrative of Midwestern history. Featuring the underwater photography of maritime archeologist Tamara Thomsen, this vibrant volume is a must-have for shipping enthusiasts as well as anyone interested in the power of water to shape history.

Strange & Unusual Shipwrecks on the Great Lakes

Author : Wayne Louis Kadar
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 212 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Strange & Unusual Shipwrecks on the Great Lakes written by Wayne Louis Kadar and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Great Lakes Shipwrecks & Survivals

Author : William Ratigan
Publisher : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1467435155
Total Pages : 402 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (674 download)

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Download or read book Great Lakes Shipwrecks & Survivals written by William Ratigan and published by Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing. This book was released on 1989-01-18 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Great Ships on the Great Lakes

Author : Cathy Green
Publisher : Wisconsin Historical Society
ISBN 13 : 0870205927
Total Pages : 145 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (72 download)

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Download or read book Great Ships on the Great Lakes written by Cathy Green and published by Wisconsin Historical Society. This book was released on 2013-09-23 with total page 145 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this highly accessible history of ships and shipping on the Great Lakes, upper elementary readers are taken on a rip-roaring journey through the waterways of the upper Midwest. Great Ships on the Great Lakes explores the history of the region’s rivers, lakes, and inland seas—and the people and ships who navigated them. Read along as the first peoples paddle tributaries in birch bark canoes. Follow as European voyageurs pilot rivers and lakes to get beaver pelts back to the eastern market. Watch as settlers build towns and eventually cities on the shores of the Great Lakes. Listen to the stories of sailors, lighthouse keepers, and shipping agents whose livelihoods depended on the dangerous waters of Lake Michigan, Superior, Huron, Erie, and Ontario. Give an ear to their stories of unexpected tragedy and miraculous rescue, and heed their tales of risk and reward on the low seas. Great Ships also tells the story of sea battles and gunships, of the first vessels to travel beyond the Niagara, and of the treacherous storms and cold weather that caused thousands of ships to sink in the Great Lakes. Watch as underwater archaeologists solve the mysteries of Great Lakes shipwrecks today. And learn how the shift from sail to steam forever changed the history of shipping, as schooners made way for steamships and bulk freighters, and sailing became a recreation, not a hazardous way of life. Designed for the upper elementary classroom with emphasis on Michigan and Wisconsin, Great Ships on the Great Lakes includes a timeline of events, on-page vocabulary, and a list of resources and places to visit. Over 20 maps highlight the region’s maritime history. The accompanying Teacher’s Guide includes 18 classroom activities, arranged by chapter, including lessons on exploring shipwrecks and learning how glaciers moved across the landscape.

Shipwrecks of Lake Michigan

Author : Benjamin J. Shelak
Publisher : Big Earth Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781931599214
Total Pages : 236 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (992 download)

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Download or read book Shipwrecks of Lake Michigan written by Benjamin J. Shelak and published by Big Earth Publishing. This book was released on 2003 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Shipwrecks of Lake Michigan" is a comprehensive collection of information about legendary wrecks on Lake Michigan--1800 to present. Author Benjamin J. Shelak.

Shipwrecks Along Lake Superior's North Shore

Author : Stephen B. Daniel
Publisher : Minnesota Historical Society
ISBN 13 : 9780873516181
Total Pages : 204 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (161 download)

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Download or read book Shipwrecks Along Lake Superior's North Shore written by Stephen B. Daniel and published by Minnesota Historical Society. This book was released on 2008 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beneath the icy waters of Lake Superior lies a vast museum of maritime treasures, relics, and souls that in years past were lost to the crashing waves of this massive body of water. Those, those who remain on the surface can glimpse some of the sunken bounty, but most of it is accessible only to those who slip into scuba gear and brave the darkness of the deep. In Shipwrecks Along Lake Superior's North Shore, veteran diver Stephen B. Daniel, in collaboration with the Great Lakes Shipwreck Preservation Society, provides in-depth tours of the many sunken ships submerged in the waters of this region of Lake Superior. Readers will not only learn the maritime history and structural details of the original vessels, they'll also find the fascinating stories of the wrecks themselves-how they happened, what actions were taken to save both crew and vessel, and the modern-day efforts to preserve these sites. With detailed descriptions and hundreds of photographs, charts, and diagrams that will impress even the most seasoned diver, this book will also appeal to anyone who has ever wondered what nautical mysteries lie beneath the waves of the greatest of the Great Lakes. Stephen B. Daniel is an active certified diver, shipwreck historian, and current president of the Great Lakes Shipwreck Preservation Society. He is a communications professional at 3M and lives in Woodbury, Minnesota.

Ghost Ships of the Great Lakes

Author : Dwight Boyer
Publisher : New York : Dodd, Mead
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 344 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Ghost Ships of the Great Lakes written by Dwight Boyer and published by New York : Dodd, Mead. This book was released on 1968 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the story of the missing "ghost ships" of the Great Lakes, the big freighter and ore carriers of yesterday and today that disappeared, never to be seen again.

Julius F. Wolff Jr.'s Lake Superior Shipwrecks

Author : Julius Frederic Wolff
Publisher : Duluth, Minn. : Lake Superior Port Cities
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 312 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (5 download)

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Download or read book Julius F. Wolff Jr.'s Lake Superior Shipwrecks written by Julius Frederic Wolff and published by Duluth, Minn. : Lake Superior Port Cities. This book was released on 1990 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Complete history of Lake Superior shipwrecks.

Went Missing Redux

Author : Frederick Stonehouse
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 212 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Went Missing Redux written by Frederick Stonehouse and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Went missing redux tells the exciting tales of ships lost on the Great Lakes with all hands and still missing. Their dead hulls still rest somewhere out in the stormy waters, undiscovered by searchers, past and present. [The book] takes a look at nine of these "went missing" ships and tries to piece together rational explanations for their loss and offer suggestions for the location of the wrecks"--P. [4] of cover.

November's Fury

Author : Michael Schumacher
Publisher : U of Minnesota Press
ISBN 13 : 1452940452
Total Pages : 220 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (529 download)

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Download or read book November's Fury written by Michael Schumacher and published by U of Minnesota Press. This book was released on 2013-11-01 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On Thursday, November 6, the Detroit News forecasted “moderate to brisk” winds for the Great Lakes. On Friday, the Port Huron Times-Herald predicted a “moderately severe” storm. Hourly the warnings became more and more dire. Weather forecasting was in its infancy, however, and radio communication was not much better; by the time it became clear that a freshwater hurricane of epic proportions was developing, the storm was well on its way to becoming the deadliest in Great Lakes maritime history. The ultimate story of man versus nature, November’s Fury recounts the dramatic events that unfolded over those four days in 1913, as captains eager—or at times forced—to finish the season tried to outrun the massive storm that sank, stranded, or demolished dozens of boats and claimed the lives of more than 250 sailors. This is an account of incredible seamanship under impossible conditions, of inexplicable blunders, heroic rescue efforts, and the sad aftermath of recovering bodies washed ashore and paying tribute to those lost at sea. It is a tragedy made all the more real by the voices of men—now long deceased—who sailed through and survived the storm, and by a remarkable array of photographs documenting the phenomenal damage this not-so-perfect storm wreaked. The consummate storyteller of Great Lakes lore, Michael Schumacher at long last brings this violent storm to terrifying life, from its first stirrings through its slow-mounting destructive fury to its profound aftereffects, many still felt to this day.

Graveyard of the Lakes

Author : Mark L. Thompson
Publisher : Wayne State University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780814332269
Total Pages : 428 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (322 download)

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Download or read book Graveyard of the Lakes written by Mark L. Thompson and published by Wayne State University Press. This book was released on 2004-04-13 with total page 428 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A historically accurate, well-rounded picture of shipwrecks on the Great Lakes.

Sunken

Author : Kathy Groth
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781938229565
Total Pages : 63 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (295 download)

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Download or read book Sunken written by Kathy Groth and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page 63 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This photo-rich sampler of shipwrecks within Lake Superior is geared toward ages 8 and up. It follows the adventures of two youngsters as they learn more about the history of the ships that have gone down or gone missing on the largest Great Lake - and the largest freshwater lake in the world by surface area. They teleport through use of a magical map via the Lake Superior maritime heritage centers and museums. One of the children is the son of an experienced diver, the other is a mysterious girl with a nearly impossible knowledge of the ships, the sailors and the events of the wrecks themselves"--