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27. Great Lakes Shipwrecks and Survivals: Edmund Fitzgerald Edition by William Ratigan
When I go on holiday I always come home with a stack of the local folklore. In the Great Lakes region, that makes tales of shipping disasters as well as the usual ghost stories.
This is about as well written as these things usually are (ie a bit plodding), and while I glazed over at descriptions of ships and how they are getting bigger and the canals and lock systems, when it comes to the adventure parts, especially the heroic rescues, it's far more interesting and downright inspiring in places.
My main complaint was that it's very US-centric, but that's what I get for buying a book south of the border. If we ever do the loop of the lakes on the Canadian side, I'll see if someone's written a version emphasizing the achievements of Canadians on the Lakes.
When I go on holiday I always come home with a stack of the local folklore. In the Great Lakes region, that makes tales of shipping disasters as well as the usual ghost stories.
This is about as well written as these things usually are (ie a bit plodding), and while I glazed over at descriptions of ships and how they are getting bigger and the canals and lock systems, when it comes to the adventure parts, especially the heroic rescues, it's far more interesting and downright inspiring in places.
My main complaint was that it's very US-centric, but that's what I get for buying a book south of the border. If we ever do the loop of the lakes on the Canadian side, I'll see if someone's written a version emphasizing the achievements of Canadians on the Lakes.
