Shipwrecks and Lost Treasure Great Lakes: Legends and Lore, Pirates and More! - Brossura

Varhola, Michael J.

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0762744928 ISBN 13: 9780762744923

Casa editrice: Globe Pequot Pr, 2007

Riassunto

Twenty-one riveting stories and illustrations about ships that met their end in the treacherous waters of the Great Lakes, such as: British gunboat H.M.S. Speedy in 1804, American Navy brig U.S.S. Niagara in 1820, Civil War steamer Island Queen in 1864, the infamous freighter Edmund Fitzgerald in 1975, and many more!

Su questo libro

L'autore:

Michael J. Varhola is a freelance journalist, author or co-author of numerous books and innumerable articles, publisher of several publications, a veteran of the U.S. Army, and an avid sailor who is rated to pilot vessels up to 50 feet in length. A native of the port city of Erie, Pennsylvania, he grew up listening to stories about shipping on the Great Lakes from his father, who served as a merchant seaman aboard the S.S. North American. He lives in Springfield, Virginia. Frederick Stonehouse, noted Great Lakes maritime historian and lecturer, is author of more than 25 books.

Michael J. Varhola is a freelance journalist, author or co-author of numerous books and innumerable articles, publisher of several publications, a veteran of the U.S. Army, and an avid sailor who is rated to pilot vessels up to 50 feet in length. A native of the port city of Erie, Pennsylvania, he grew up listening to stories about shipping on the Great Lakes from his father, who served as a merchant seaman aboard theS.S. North American. He lives in Springfield, Virginia.Frederick Stonehouse, noted Great Lakes maritime historian and lecturer, is author of more than 25 books.

Dalla quarta di copertina:

ACTION-PACKED STORIES OF SHIPS SUCH AS:SS Benajmin Noble · SS Carl D. Bradley · SS Eastland · SS Edmund Fitzgerald · SS G. P. Griffith · SS Henry Steinbrenner · SS Island Queen · SS Kaliyuga · SS Kamloops · SS Lady Elgin · SS Mataafa · SS Noronic AHOY, MATE!Step into the past and aboard the decks of these twenty-one proud vessels, each one launched with high hopes but doomed finally to disaster. From the SS Edmund Fitzgerald, the last major freighter lost on the lakes, to the Le Griffin, the ill-fated liner that mysteriously disappeared during a ruthless storm, author Michael J. Varhola spins these tales with heart-pounding drama. Whether battered by hurricane-force gales, gouged by hidden rocks, or simply sabotaged by poor judgment, these ships live on in the most compelling oceangoing stories you've ever read.|ACTION-PACKED STORIES OF SHIPS SUCH AS:SS Benajmin Noble · SS Carl D. Bradley · SS Eastland · SS Edmund Fitzgerald · SS G. P. Griffith · SS Henry Steinbrenner · SS Island Queen · SS Kaliyuga · SS Kamloops · SS Lady Elgin · SS Mataafa · SS NoronicAHOY, MATE!Step into the past and aboard the decks of these twenty-one proud vessels, each one launched with high hopes but doomed finally to disaster. From the SS Edmund Fitzgerald, the last major freighter lost on the lakes, to the Le Griffin, the ill-fated liner that mysteriously disappeared during a ruthless storm, author Michael J. Varhola spins these tales with heart-pounding drama. Whether battered by hurricane-force gales, gouged by hidden rocks, or simply sabotaged by poor judgment, these ships live on in the most compelling oceangoing stories you've ever read.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Globe Pequot Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0762744928
• ISBN 13: 9780762744923
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 206
• Disegnatore: Hoffman Paul G.