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November's Fury

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Description for November's Fury paperback. Num Pages: 216 pages, 77 black & white illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBBN; HBJK; RNR; WGG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 272.

On Thursday, November 6, the Detroit News forecasted “moderate to brisk” winds for the Great Lakes. On Friday, the Port Huron Times-Herald predicted a “moderately severe” storm. Hourly the warnings became more and more dire. Weather forecasting was in its infancy, however, and radio communication was not much better; by the time it became clear that a freshwater hurricane of epic proportions was developing, the storm was well on its way to becoming the deadliest in Great Lakes maritime history.

The ultimate story of man versus nature, November’s Fury recounts the dramatic events that unfolded over those four days in 1913, ... Read more

The consummate storyteller of Great Lakes lore, Michael Schumacher at long last brings this violent storm to terrifying life, from its first stirrings through its slow-mounting destructive fury to its profound aftereffects, many still felt to this day.

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
Number of Pages
216
Place of Publication
Minnesota, United States
ISBN
9780816687206
SKU
V9780816687206
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99-15

About Michael Schumacher
Michael Schumacher has written twelve books, including Mighty Fitz: The Sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald (Minnesota, 2012) and Wreck of the Carl D., and twenty-five documentaries on Great Lakes shipwrecks and lighthouses. He lives in Wisconsin.

Reviews for November's Fury
After 100 years, the definitive book about the Great Storm of 1913 has finally been written. In November’s Fury, Michael Schumacher deftly interweaves the stories of the scores of ships sunk, grounded, or damaged by the freak November hurricane with the tragic stories of a cross-section of the more than 250 Great Lakes sailors that died or were forever psychologically ... Read more

Goodreads reviews for November's Fury


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