Freshwater Fury: Yarns and Reminiscenes of the Greatest Storm in Inland Navigation
Summary
Up and down the Great Lakes, wherever captains and seamen met, one of the chief topics of conversation is still the Great Storm-the worst disaster in Great Lakes history. By men of the Lakes, November 9, 1913 will always be remembered as Black Sunday, for it brought death to hundreds of their companions and destruction to scores of ships of the Lakes fleet. Each man who survived the Storm has a fascinating story to tell. Freshwater Fury is the first comprehensive history of the Great Storm. Author Frank Barcus, who has met and talked with many survivors during his trips on Lakes freighters over the past twenty years, presents here their vivid eye-witness accounts. The many drawings, maps, and diagrams executed by the author add pictorial interest to the story of this dramatic struggle between men and the elements.
Similar Books
-
Deus Iraeby Philip K. Dick
-
Pearl-Maiden: A Tale of the Fall of Jerusalemby H. Rider Haggard
-
Westbound, Warboundby Alexander Fullerton
-
The Girl from Botany Bayby Carolly Erickson
-
A Mage in the Makingby Alastair J. Archibald
-
-
Heart of Oakby Tristan Jones
-
The Golden Horseshoe: The Wartime Career of Otto Kretschmer,U-Boat Aceby Terence Robertson
-
Streetfighters: Real Fighting Men Tell Their Storiesby Julian Davies
-
Where Lions Still Roarby Joyce Baker Porte
-
The Boy Scouts in Front of Warsawby George Durston
-
Fool's Goldby Frederick Lees
-
-
Captain Loxley's Little Dog & Lassie the Life Saving Collieby R.M. Franklin
-
