So Terrible a Storm: A Tale of Fury on Lake Superior
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.91 (648 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0760340129 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 320 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-07-11 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Book Beagle said A Superior Storm. Curt Brown masterfully transports the reader to 1905 aboard a battered freighter trapped in roiling waters during one of the worst storms in Lake Superior history. This true tale of storm-tossed ships, corporate greed, human bravery -- and weakness too -- brings movie-like impact to the written page. Great Lakes history buffs and those familiar with Duluth, Minnesota, will particularly relish the au. Being from the area adds a personal attachment but it would still be a great read for anyone who enjoys historical stories of tr Well researched and entertainingly told story. I decided to purchase after a visit to Split Rock Lighthouse. Being from the area adds a personal attachment but it would still be a great read for anyone who enjoys historical stories of tragedy and triumph.. THE BIG LAKE THEY CALL GITCHEGOMME Curt Brown has created a wonderful book about the struggles of man and nature. The book about the November 1905 Great Lakes Storm reads like fiction. Brown captures the drama of men fighting for survival against impossible odds. He also puts the story in a time context and how it affected many who were not sailors. The book is well researched and footnoted for further study.
It also provides great reading for anyone who spends time traveling up and down the shoreline of our own vast unsalted sea.” - Star Tribune. “Brown's book makes a necessary addition to any Boat Nerd's shelf, with many seldom-seen photographs
In the wake of the storm, weather forecasting and shipbuilding were forever changed. It was Thanksgiving week 1905, and the industry bosses wanted one last run before the shipping season ended; the bottom line depended on it. The tragedy that followed led to the building of Split Rock Lighthouse—and went down in history as one of the nation’s worst shipping disasters. “Not since Sebastian Junger in The Perfect Storm has a writer captured so well the fury of the seas as Curt Brown.” —The Maritime Executive Through masterful research and elegant prose, Curt Brown traces the devastating intersection of nature’s fury and corporate greed. Drawn from the accounts of witnesses and survivors, So Terrible a Storm is a must-read.. The explosive squall caught nearly 30 vessels on Lake Superior