{"product_id":"too-much-sea-for-their-decks-shipwrecks-of-minnesotas-north-shore-and-isle-royale-hardcover","title":"Too Much Sea for Their Decks: Shipwrecks of Minnesota's North Shore and Isle Royale - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMichael Schumacher\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eShipwreck stories from along Minnesota's north shore of Lake Superior and Isle Royale\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Against the backdrop of the extraordinary history of Great Lakes shipping, \u003ci\u003eToo Much Sea for Their Decks\u003c\/i\u003e chronicles shipwrecked schooners, wooden freighters, early steel-hulled steamers, whalebacks, and bulk carriers--some well-known, some unknown or forgotten--all lost in the frigid waters of Lake Superior.\u003cp\u003eIncluded are compelling accounts of vessels destined for infamy, such as that of the \u003ci\u003eStranger\u003c\/i\u003e, a slender wooden schooner swallowed by the lake in 1875, the sailors' bodies never recovered nor the wreckage ever found; an account of the whaleback \u003ci\u003eWilson\u003c\/i\u003e, rammed by a large commercial freighter in broad daylight and in calm seas, sinking before many on board could escape; and the mysterious loss of the \u003ci\u003eKamloops\u003c\/i\u003e, a package freighter that went down in a storm and whose sailors were found on the Isle Royale the following spring, having escaped the wreck only to die of exposure on the island. Then there is the ill-fated \u003ci\u003eSteinbrenner\u003c\/i\u003e, plagued by bad luck from the time of her construction, when she was nearly destroyed by fire, to her eventual (and tragic) sinking in 1953. These tales and more represent loss of life and property--and are haunting stories of brave and heroic crews.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eArranged chronologically and presented in three sections covering Minnesota's North Shore, Isle Royale, and the three biggest storms in Minnesota's Great Lakes history (the 1905 \u003ci\u003eMataafa\u003c\/i\u003e storm, the 1913 hurricane on the lakes, and the 1940 Armistice Day storm), each shipwreck documented within these pages provides a piece to the history of shipping on Lake Superior.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMichael Schumacher has written five previous books on Great Lakes shipwrecks: \u003ci\u003eMighty Fitz\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNovember's Fury\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTorn in Two\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Trial of the\u003c\/i\u003e Edmund Fitzgerald (all from Minnesota), and \u003ci\u003eWreck of the\u003c\/i\u003e Carl D. He has written narratives for twenty-five documentaries on Great Lakes shipwrecks and lighthouses. He lives in Wisconsin.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 280\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 18, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51772447097120,"sku":"9781517912840","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/4db468026a10bf2f8e652557ac5b5964.webp?v=1780405870","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/too-much-sea-for-their-decks-shipwrecks-of-minnesotas-north-shore-and-isle-royale-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}