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Book

Wood on the bottom : Great Lakes shipwrecks

Call Numbers

  • H 977 S881.5 (CEN)
  • 977 S881.5 (CEN, OSH)

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Edition

1st ed.

Publication Information

Gwinn, MI : Avery Color Studios, Inc., 2009.

Physical Description

202 p. : ill., maps ; 22 cm.

Summary

"For many centuries wood was the preferred material for ships, both salt and freshwater. Masts, cabins, decks and hulls were all made from it. It was strong, resilient, easy to work with and inexpensive. Properly used and maintained, a wooden ship could last for many years. But it was no guarantee of safety... Stress of storm, collision, poor navigation, bad luck and human folly all played a part in sending thousands of wooden ships to the bottom of the Great Lakes, where they are quietly rotting away into the ages. Wood on the bottom tells the dramatic tales of a dozen wooden shipwrecks"--P. [4] of cover.

Contents

  • Introduction
  • Typical of the breed: Sandusky
  • Deadly night on the lake: Lady Elgin
  • cut down in the fog: Oriole
  • Triumph and tragedy: Alvin Clark
  • Clear weather collision: Persian
  • Into the breakers, shipwreck at Marquette
  • Climb the rocks: Elma
  • Sudden burst of steam and she was gone: Pearl B. Campbell
  • Most horrible tragedy: Bon Voyage
  • Fiery death: Monohansett
  • Hard luck schooner: Emma L. Nielsen
  • Sordid tale: Rouse Simmons.

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