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Mighty Fitz
the sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald
By Schumacher, Michael Allen
- ISBN
- 978-1-58234-647-2
- Publisher
- New York : Bloomsbury Pub. : 2005.
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Library Journal
Reviewed on October 15, 2005
Schumacher (Crossroads: The Life and Music of Eric Clapton ), a specialist on the Edmund Fitzgerald , presents perhaps the most complete account possible of its demise. A 729' ore carrier, it disappeared from radar without warning 30 years ago on November 10, 1975, in the midst of an early winter storm, and nosedived to the bottom of Lake Superior. All 29 crewmembers perished. Schumacher recounts briefly the 18-year career of "one of the hardest-working ships in the business," then goes on grippingly to portray all th...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
