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

by Michael Schumacher

Overview

The ultimate story of man versus nature, November’s Fury 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. Michael Schumacher brings this violent storm to terrifying life, from its first stirrings through its slow-mounting destructive fury to its profound aftereffects, many still felt today.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781452940458
Publisher:	University of Minnesota Press
Publication date:	11/01/2013
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	240
Sales rank:	326,466
File size:	6 MB

About the Author

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.

Table of Contents

Contents

Ships Wrecked and Stranded during the Great Lakes Hurricane of 1913

Prologue: The Sailor’s Premonition

Introduction

1. “How Could Such a Thing Happen on a Goddamn Lake?”: Lakes Superior and Michigan

2. “So Violent a Storm”: Apocalypse on Lake Huron

3. “You Might Not Have Light Tonight”: The Storm Visits Cleveland

4. “I Might See you in Heaven”: Explorations of Loss

5. “This Was Not Natural”: Discoveries

Glossary

Appendix: Boats Lost or Stranded

Sources and Acknowledgements

Bibliography

Illustration Credits

Index

Editorial Reviews

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 scarred.

—Mark Thompson, author of Graveyard of the Lakes

November’s Fury is a moving and historically rich account of spectacular survivals, daring rescues, and heartbreaking loss. Michael Schumacher’s meticulous research and adroit storytelling give voice to the hundreds who perished in the Great Lakes storm of the century, revealing a human tragedy of immeasurable magnitude. November’s Fury touches all of our hearts.

—Andrew Kantar, author of Deadly Voyage and Black November

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