Shipwrecks of Lake Erie: Tragedy in the Quadrangle - Hardcover
by David Frew
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Language:EnglishPublisher:History Press Library EditionsISBN-13:9781540210500ISBN-10:1540210502UPC:9781540210500Book Category:Transportation, HistoryBook Subcategory:Ships & Shipbuilding, United StatesBook Topic:History, State & LocalSize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.38 inchesWeight:0.8113Product ID:SC4HB971G1
Shipwrecks of Lake Erie: Tragedy in the Quadrangle
The great lakes have seen many ships meet their end, but none so much as Lake Erie. As the shallowest of the Great Lakes, Lake Erie is prone to sudden waves and wildly shifting sandbars. The steamer Atlantic succumbed to these conditions when, in 1852, a late night collision brought 68 of its weary immigrant passengers to watery graves. The 1916 Black Friday Storm sank four ships -- including the...
Language:EnglishPublisher:History Press Library EditionsISBN-13:9781540210500ISBN-10:1540210502UPC:9781540210500Book Category:Transportation, HistoryBook Subcategory:Ships & Shipbuilding, United StatesBook Topic:History, State & LocalSize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.38 inchesWeight:0.8113Product ID:SC4HB971G1
David Frew is a native of the Lake Erie area and the author of numerous books on the local and maritime history of the region. He is a visiting professor at Mercyhurst College, and a former executive director of area historical societies. Frew is an avid racing and cruising sailor. He lives in Erie, Pennsylvania, USA.
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