Great Lakes Shipwrecks & Survivals

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Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing, 1977 - 384 Seiten
Book 1. Lost in Lake Michigan -- 1. Full many a midnight ship -- 2. Stage setting for sudden death -- 3. Letters of doom -- 4. Headed for the bottom -- 5. Broken in half -- 6. Night watch and sea hunt -- 7. Story of two survivors -- 8. Last words -- 9. Flying Dutchmen on Lake Michigan -- 10. Good-bye Lady Elgin -- 11. No miracled phoenix -- 12. Sit down, you're rocking the boat -- 13. Skinny dips and sunken treasures -- Book 2. Lost off Lake Huron's shore -- 1. Summertime and the living -- 2. Ghosts in Georgian Bay -- 3. Wonders of the deep -- 4. Huron's story of two survivors -- 5. Ship-to-shore spirit -- 6. Death at the wheel -- 7. Strike it rich below -- 8. November 7 to 12, 1913 -- 9. Huron rescues and Flying Dutchmen -- Book 3. Gone with the Erie winds -- 1. Lake Erie takes a bow -- 2. Real battle of Lake Erie -- 3. Over the falls -- 4. Smoke on the water -- 5. Explosion and fire -- 6. Death and treasure -- 7. Charting courses by shipwrecks -- 8. Introducing herself in person -- 9. Collision in the fog -- 10. Messages in bottles -- 11. Black Friday -- 12. Dead reckoning by modern disasters -- 13. Hail, Erie, and farewell -- Book 4. Doomed on Lake Superior -- 1. Pretty tall water here -- 2. Look out below! -- 3. Down with their boots on -- 4. Solitary survivals and one exception -- 5. Wild cliffs and frozen beaches -- 6. Navigating under northern lights -- 7. Sailed away on Superior -- 8. November, 1905 -- Book 5. Sunset fires on Lake Ontario -- 1. The shirttail-cousin lake -- 2. Middle of the rainbow -- 4. [sic] Wonders of the deep -- 4. Red skies and glowing water -- Book 6. The wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald -- 1. Queen of the Inland Seas -- 2. Last trip of the season -- 3. A day like the Bradley went down -- 4. Brink of eternity -- 5. Desperate search for survivors -- 6. No winter layover -- 7. Nothing is ever sure -- 8. In the wake of the wreck -- 9. Theories about the Fitzgerald shipwreck -- 10. Boad of Inquiry -- 11. Farewell, Edmund Fitzgerald -- The long ships growing longer -- "Operation Taconite" : full calendar navigation -- Index.
 

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Full Many a Midnight Ship
13
StageSetting for Sudden Death
14
Letters of Doom
16
Headed for the Bottom
19
Broken in Half
23
Night Watch and Sea Hunt
26
Story of Two Survivors
30
Last Words
33
Black Friday
218
Dead Reckoning by Modern Disasters
224
Hail Erie and Farewell
226
DOOMED ON LAKE SUPERIOR
235
Pretty Tall Water Here
237
Look Out Below
239
Down With Their Boots On
243
Solitary Survivals and One Exception
250

Flying Dutchmen on Lake Michigan
36
GoodBye Lady Elgin
43
No Miracled Phoenix
49
Sit Down Youre Rocking the Boat
60
Skinny Dips and Sunken Treasures
68
LOST OFF LAKE HURONS SHORE
91
Summertime and the Living
93
Ghosts in Georgian Bay
95
Wonders of the Deep
98
Hurons Story of Two Survivors
102
ShiptoShore Spirit
108
Death at the Wheel
114
Strike It Rich Below
117
November 7 to 12 1913
123
Huron Rescues and Flying Dutchmen
136
GONE WITH LAKE ERIE WINDS
165
Lake Erie Takes a Bow
167
Real Battle of Lake Erie
170
Over the Falls
177
Smoke on the Water
182
Explosion and Fire
186
Death and Treasure
193
Charting Courses by Shipwrecks
201
Introducing Herself in Person
205
Collision in the Fog
211
Messages in Bottles
215
Wild Cliffs and Frozen Beaches
257
Navigating Under Northern Lights
261
Sailed Away on Superior
269
November 1905
273
SUNSET FIRES ON LAKE ONTARIO
281
The ShirttailCousin Lake
283
Middle of the Rainbow
287
Wonders of the Deep
292
Red Skies and Glowing Water
303
THE WRECK OF THE EDMUND FITZGERALD
313
Queen of the Inland Seas
315
Last Trip of the Season
317
A Day Like the BRADLEY Went Down
319
Brink of Eternity
322
Desperate Search for Survivors
327
No Winter Layover
329
Nothing Is Ever Sure
331
In the Wake of the Wreck
337
Theories About the FITZGERALD Shipwreck
340
Board of Inquiry
344
Farewell EDMUND FITZERGALD
345
The Long Ships Growing Longer
347
Full Calendar Navigation
352
INDEX
378
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(1910?1984) Six generations of WilliamRatigan's family have lived in Michigan, a fact thathas inspired his novels and biographies of the Great Lakesregion. His father went on the Lakes at age twelve andworked up to steamboat engineer, with fresh- and salt-waterlicenses. The author himself once acted as dockmaster for aseason at his home port of Charlevoix.

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