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The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald

On an evening in November 1975, the freighter Edmund Fitzgerald vanished in a heavy snowstorm on Lake Superior. Her captain and all 28 crew members were never found and remain officially listed as missing. This book revisits the loss on the thirtieth anniversary of the disaster, presenting an updated account of what is known. The new edition adds fresh information and detailed photographs, offering readers a closer look at one of the most famous shipwrecks on the Great Lakes and the mystery that still surrounds it.

Audience
adult
Length
medium · 230 pages

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