November's Fury : The Deadly Great Lakes Hurricane of 1913 /

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The ultimate story of man versus nature, this book recounts the dramatic events that unfolded over four days in 1913 when a freshwater hurricane of epic proportions became the deadliest in Great Lakes maritime history. The author brings this violent storm to terrifying life, from its first stirrings...

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Détails bibliographiques
Auteur principal: Schumacher, Michael, 1950-
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, [2013]
Collection:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Sujets:
Storms.
Shipwrecks.
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > Midwest (IA, IL, IN, KS, MI, MN, MO, ND, NE, OH, SD, WI)
Naufrages > Grands Lacs (Amerique du Nord) > Histoire > 20e siecle.
Shipwrecks > Great Lakes (North America) > History > 20th century.
Storms > Great Lakes (North America) > History > 20th century.
Great Lakes.
Grands Lacs (Amerique du Nord) > Histoire > 20e siecle.
Great Lakes (North America) > History > 20th century.
History.
Electronic book.
Electronic books.
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • Vessels lost, wrecked, and stranded during the Great Lakes Hurricane of 1913
  • Prologue : The sailor's premonition
  • Introduction
  • "How could such a thing happen on a goddamn lake?" : Lakes Superior and Michigan
  • "So violent a storm" : apocalypse on Lake Huron
  • "You might not have light tonight" : the storm visits Cleveland
  • "I might see you in heaven" : explorations of loss
  • "This was not natural" : discoveries.

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