" "Brings history to life in a book as readable as any novel." --Good Old Boat On Friday, November 7, 1913, after four days of winds up to 90 miles an hour, whiteout blizzard conditions, and mountainous seas, 19 ships had been lost on the great-lakes, 238 sailors were dead, and Cleveland was confronting the worst natural disaster in its history. David G. Brown combines narrative intensity with factual depth to re-create the "perfect storm" that struck America's heartland. Brown has created a vast epic ranging over Lakes Superior, Michigan, Huron, and Erie and echoing down the decades.
" "Brings history to life in a book as readable as any novel." --Good Old Boat On Friday, November 7, 1913, after four days of winds up to 90 miles an hour, whiteout blizzard conditions, and mountainous seas, 19 ships had been lost on the great-lakes, 238 sailors were dead, and Cleveland was confronting the worst natural disaster in its history. David G. Brown combines narrative intensity with factual depth to re-create the "perfect storm" that struck America's heartland. Brown has created a vast epic ranging over Lakes Superior, Michigan, Huron, and Erie and echoing down the decades.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
David G. Brown holds a U.S. Coast Guard Master's License, 100 Gross Tons, with Commercial Assistance Towing and Auxiliary Sail endorsements. He has served as the captain of a high-speed ferry serving the Lake Erie islands from Port Clinton, Ohio. Brown is an instructor for North Coast Marine Services, a firm specializing in safety risk assessment, crew training and license instruction. He has also been employed as a boatbuilder and repairer, and for 17 years was a television news producer, writing and producing more than 1,500 hours of news/documentary scripts and receiving an Emmy award for his coverage of the Agent Orange story in 1979.
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Preface Prologue November 5 1913 Wednesday November 5Thursday November 6Friday November 7Saturday November 8Sunday Morning and Midday November 9Sunday Afternoon November 9Sunday Evening November 9--Lake HuronSunday Evening November 9--Lake ErieMonday November 10Cleveland OhioTuesday November 11Wednesday November 12Thursday November 13Friday November 14Saturday November 15November 1913AftermathSummer 1986 Appendix 1. Captain Lyons' Letter Appendix 2. Lake Lore Bibliography Acknowledgments Index
Preface Prologue November 5 1913 Wednesday November 5Thursday November 6Friday November 7Saturday November 8Sunday Morning and Midday November 9Sunday Afternoon November 9Sunday Evening November 9--Lake HuronSunday Evening November 9--Lake ErieMonday November 10Cleveland OhioTuesday November 11Wednesday November 12Thursday November 13Friday November 14Saturday November 15November 1913AftermathSummer 1986 Appendix 1. Captain Lyons' Letter Appendix 2. Lake Lore Bibliography Acknowledgments Index
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