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Shipwrecks of Lake Erie: Tragedy in the Quadrangle (Disaster) by David R. Frew is a history book available to read on EtoBox.
What is Shipwrecks of Lake Erie: Tragedy in the Quadrangle (Disaster) about?
The great lakes have seen many ships meet their end, but none so much as Lake Erie. As the shallowest of the Great Lakes, Lake Erie is prone to sudden waves and wildly shifting sandbars. The steamer Atlantic succumbed to these conditions when, in 1852, a late night collision brought 68 of its weary immigrant passengers to watery graves. The 1916 Black Friday Storm sank four ships -- including the "unsinkable" James B. Colgate -- in the course of its 20-hour tantrum over the lake. In 1954, a difficult fishing season sent the Richard R into troubled waters in the hopes of catching a few more fish. One of the lake's sudden storms drowned the boat and three man crew. At just 50 miles wide and 200 miles long, Lake Erie has claimed more ships per square mile than any other body of freshwater. Author David Frew dives deep to discover the mysteries of some of Lake Erie's most notorious wrecks
Who reads Shipwrecks of Lake Erie: Tragedy in the Quadrangle (Disaster)?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- David R. Frew
- Publisher
- The History Press : Made available through hoopla
- Published
- 2014
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781626195516
- Category
- history
- Subjects
- History, Travel, Science
- Rating
- 4.6 / 5 (60 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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