Michael Schumacher

November's Fury

The Deadly Great Lakes Hurricane of 1913

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Produktbeschreibung

The ultimate story of man versus nature, November’s Fury recounts the dramatic events that unfolded over four days in 1913 when a freshwater hurricane of epic proportions became the deadliest in Great Lakes maritime history. Michael Schumacher brings this violent storm to terrifying life, from its first stirrings through its slow-mounting destructive fury to its profound aftereffects, many still felt today.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: University of Minnesota Press
• Seitenzahl: 216
• Erscheinungstermin: 7. Oktober 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 208mm x 137mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 272g
• ISBN-13: 9780816687206
• ISBN-10: 081668720X
• Artikelnr.: 41252417

Autorenporträt

Michael Schumacher has written twelve books, including Mighty Fitz: The Sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald (Minnesota, 2012) and Wreck of the Carl D. , and twenty-five documentaries on Great Lakes shipwrecks and lighthouses. He lives in Wisconsin.

Inhaltsangabe

Contents
Ships Wrecked and Stranded during the Great Lakes Hurricane of 1913
Prologue: The Sailor’s PremonitionIntroduction
1. “How Could Such a Thing Happen on a Goddamn Lake?”: Lakes Superior and
Michigan2. “So Violent a Storm”: Apocalypse on Lake Huron3. “You Might Not
Have Light Tonight”: The Storm Visits Cleveland4. “I Might See you in
Heaven”: Explorations of Loss5. “This Was Not Natural”: Discoveries
GlossaryAppendix: Boats Lost or StrandedSources and Acknowledgements
BibliographyIllustration CreditsIndex