Edmund bacon fitzgerald 1926 august 28, 20 was an american business executive from wisconsin and was a key figure in bringing major league baseball back to milwaukee in the form of the milwaukee brewers in 1970. Even so, if you can update or improve it, please do so. One of the most famous ships ever to sail on the great lakes, the s. It tells a complete story from the events leading up to and following the wreck as well as subsequent expeditions and theories surrounding the sinking.
Fitzgerald was born in 1926 in milwaukee, wisconsin. So claimed gordon lightfoot in his 1970 breakout hit, the song that would launch his career as one of the most consistently. Macinniss book seems lost in this same storm it jumps here and there and gets caught up in the waves of controversy. This article appeared on wikipedia s main page as todays featured article on november 10, 2011. Ss edmund fitzgerald simple english wikipedia, the free. Edmund fitzgerald was crossing lake superior and vanished from the radar screen of the trailing steamer arthur m anderson, great lakes photojournalist, chris winters and bruce lynn, executive director of the great lakes shipwreck historical society, have put together the most awesome book, the legend lives on. This is part of a series i wrote for suite101 back in 2010. Edmund david, ed english critical essays sixteenth, seventeenth, and. The day before, the 17yearold fitzgerald had left superior, wisconsin, loaded with almost 30,000 tons of iron ore pellets called taconite. Ss edmund fitzgerald was an american great lakes freighter that sank in a lake superior storm on november 10, 1975, with the loss of the entire crew of 29. See more ideas about edmund fitzgerald, great lakes ships, fitzgerald. The book includes extensive research on lake superior, which is the backdrop to both the edmund fitzgeralds life and to its loss. In 29 missing, kantar tells the fitzs story from the christening in 1958 as the largest ship on the great lakes to the expedition in 1995 to recover the ships bell in what proved to be.
A fine account of the loss of the edmund fitzgerald with all hands. Nosweatshakespeare is the home of shakespeare resources. You cant really have grown up in america and not know gordon lightfoots haunting song about the disaster, and schumachers book fleshes out the lyrics and discusses what happened out on lake superior when one of the largest ships on the lake simply vanished in a storm that would be called the fitzgerald storm ever after. On november 10, 1975, the ss edmund fitzgerald was lost with her entire crew of 29 men on lake superior, 17 miles from whitefish point, michigan. Cargo holds flooding is not a quick process and the fitzgerald already had both pumps going.
An excellent book compiled by michael schumacher, mighty fitz. A typical entry lists information in the following sequence. The true and tragic story of the disappearance of the s. Great nonfiction book about the sinking of the edmund fitzgerald in lake superior in 1975. It has often been compared with the titanic for they share many similarities, and unfortunately, shared the same. Just in time for the 30the anniversary of the edmund fitzgerald comes another book on the subject, this one by an author better known for his biographies of musicians and moviemakers than for his books about great lakes shipwrecks. A very unique book written primarily for young adults, 29 missing.
This article was originally posted november 10, 2016. We have a series of tales of ghost ships, and lighthouses hauntings. The wreck of the edmund fitzgerald the annotated gordon lightfoot the canadian singersongwriter gordon lightfoot 17 nov 1938 was an avid recreational boater on lake ontario, owning a stock 39ft erickson sloop sundown then a victor carpenter custom 46ft spruceandfiberglass cruising sloop the golden goose. This theory does give a good reason for the sinking, but my problem is that it does not really explain the behavior of the crew of the edmund fitzgerald.
On november 10, 1975 the great lakes bulk cargo vessel ss edmund fitzgerald. Edmund fitzgerald sinking theory encyclopedia titanica. When tim mccall was in the eighth grade, students were assigned a project, called what a disaster, to cover different disasters in history. The sinking of the edmund fitzgerald and the loss of her 29member crew during a violent fall storm on november 10, 1975, just northwest of whitefish point in southeast lake superior was at the time the worst maritime disaster on the great lakes in nine years. The ss edmund fitzgerald is perhaps one of the most famous ships in american history, but it is even more popular in michigans history. All around the world, people use music to express themselves, have fun, tell stories and tell of historical events likewise, the song the wreck of the edmund fitzgerald, was written by gordon lightfoot to not only tell the historical story of the night it sank, but also to show commemoration to those who lost their lives. The edmund fitzgerald, really did sink on november 10, 1975. The sinking of the edmund fitzgerald is one of the most famous and. Edmund fitzgerald was built in 1957 and early 1958 by great lakes engineering works. Fitzgerald, who led cutlerhammer for 15 years and was a key player in bringing major league baseball back to milwaukee, died wednesday of natural causes at his home in nashville, his. Forty years after that fearful november night in 1975 when the s.
To coincide with the 23rd anniversary of the sinking of the edmund fitzgerald sinking in lake superior, southport video productions has released what is said to be the most. The exact cause of the sinking remains unknown, though many books, studies, and expeditions have examined it. See more ideas about edmund fitzgerald, great lakes and lake superior. This information is mostly used to make the site work as you. After all, the edmund fitzgerald sank 10 years before the authors birth, and he was not related to any of those on board. Ontario government investigating report of illegal dive to edmund fitzgerald. This is an edmund fitzgerald maritime masterpiece, you will want this edition for your collection. The wreck of the edmund fitzgerald is a song written, composed, and performed by canadian singersongwriter gordon lightfoot to commemorate the sinking of the bulk carrier ss edmund fitzgerald on lake superior on november 10, 1975. Remembering the edmund fitzgerald, 43 years later wxpr. Nosweatshakespeare making shakespeare easy for all. Haley morrell class of 2017 shortstopcatcher recruiting video travel team pinellas warriors. This beautiful book is a 272 page, hard cover, full color edition with gold embossed dust jacket and cover.
We at nightwatch paranormal have an appreciation of the sea and the power of water in all its forms. The sinking of the edmund fitzgerald a detroit news storymap. He attended the milwaukee country day school, the deerfield academy and. Edmund fitzgerald provides a dramatic hourbyhour account of what happened during the fateful voyage on november 10, 1975. I didnt update the dates, but this year will be the 41st. The legendary great lakes shipwreck author elle andrawarner weaves the wellknown parts of the maritime casualty with a lot of interesting humaninterest and general information that i had never read before. Before novels, i covered music for many different magazines. The ss edmund fitzgerald was an american great lakes freighter that sank, during a storm, in lake superior on november 10, 1975. The fitzgerald tragedy was a loss affecting dozens of families and a countless number of friends and comrades of the shipping industry. Gales of november a look at the storm that sank the edmund. Jul 28, 2018 the ss edmund fitzgerald was an american great lakes freighter which sank in a lake superior storm on nov. From the port of milwaukee to the arts center, the post office to the war memorial, fitzgerald was a oneman army as the milwaukee journal editorialized, for aggrandizing the citys institutions in the postwar period. In november 1975 a storm on lake superior ravaged the edmund fitzgerald, an unsinkable laker, and took the life of more than two dozen men.
Edmund fitzgerald sometimes called the mighty fitz or big fitz was a. The sinking of the edmund fitzgerald, was published in 2006. When launched on june 7, 1958, she was the largest ship on north americas great lakes, and she remains the largest to have sunk there. The true story of the wreck of the edmund fitzgerald. Mcsorley had loaded her with 26,116 long tons of taconite pellets, made of processed iron ore, heated and rolled into marblesize balls. Please access detailed information on over 250 individual film color processes via the classification system on this page, display the timeline of historical film colors in chronological order, search via the tag cloud at the end of this page or directly on the search page, or see the contributing archives collections on the header slides. The trial of the edmund fitzgerald university of minnesota press. Now she does not really fit into the ghost ship category. Scientific and technical information office, national aeronautics and space administration, 1977, also ed. A michigan notable book for young adults on november 10, 1975, ss edmund fitzgerald, a giant freighter, sank with its entire crew of 29 aboard, in one of the most violent storms ever witnessed on lake superior.
The fateful journey by sean ley, development officer the final voyage of the edmund fitzgerald began november 9, 1975 at the burlington northern railroad dock no. Edmund fitzgerald the freighter edmund fitzgerald, broken in two and sunk during a severe storm in lake superior in 1975, was identified as a potential pollution threat, thus a screeninglevel risk assessment was conducted. Guitar cover learn how to play the wreck of the edmund fitzgerald by gordon lightfoot duration. A michigan notable book for young adults on november 10, 1975, ss edmund fitzgerald, a giant freighter, sank with its entire crew of 29 aboard, in one of the. This is an edmund fitzgerald maritime masterpiece, you. He emphasizes that while the sinking was sudden, the freighter had already severely flooded, and the real mystery is the cause of the flooding. Edmund fitzgerald memorabilia archives great lakes.
The following is a list of notable deaths in august 20 entries for each day are listed alphabetically by surname. The legend lives on great lakes shipwreck historical society. The wreck of the edmund fitzgerald gordon lightfoot hd w. Edmund fitzgerald online, a site dedicated to informing others about the ship and the crew of the edmund fitzgerald. Among the many hundreds of great lakes maritime books, i am not aware of any writers. This ship was designed and built to be the largest ship to reside in michigans great lakes. The different sections of this document summarize what is known about the edmund fitzgerald, the results of. Ss edmund fitzgerald was an ore carrier on lake superior, carrying iron ore, which sank on november 10, 1975 at around 7. When launched on june 7, 1958, she was the largest ship on the great lakes. Name, age, country of citizenship and reason for notability, established cause of death, reference. Fitzgerald led cutlerhammer, helped bring brewers to milwaukee. Follow along on the illfated final journey of the edmund fitzgerald with our interactive storymap, with photos, audio and video. If you could read gordon lightfoots mind, this is the tale.
Feb 14, 2007 1958 see ss edmund fitzgerald at ship yard duration. The wreck of the edmund fitzgerald by frederick stonehouse. Reading of the book, alpacas with maracas, by matt cosgrove for national simultaneous storytime nss, 22nd may 2019. I especially liked chapters three through five, the first. Nov 10, 2005 perhaps understandably, the wreck of the edmund fitzgerald has as a story eclipsed the work of edmund fitzgerald the man. Archived from the original on march 19, 2005 michigan dive group under investigation for illegal edmund fitzgerald dive. When you visit our website, we store cookies on your browser to collect information related to you, your preferences or your device. Nov 02, 2017 if you could read his mind, what a tale his thoughts could tell. The ss fitzgerald carried taconite iron ore from the mines near duluth, minnesota to the iron works in detroit, toledo, and to other ports as.
Although the wreck of the edmund fitzgerald does not appear in my fantasy novel song of simon, many folk songs do. The storm that sunk the edmund fitzgerald teaching great lakes. I think it does not account for the suddenness of the disaster. Schumacher chronicles the edmund fitzgerald from its 1958 launching as the largest freighter on the great lakes to its 1975 sinking, memorialized by the song. Shipwreck overshadowed fitzgeralds legacy biography. When launched on june 7, 1958, she was the largest ship on north americas great lakes, and she remains the largest to have sunk there for 17 years, edmund fitzgerald carried taconite iron ore from mines near duluth, minnesota, to iron. Secure your the legend lives on book now, order through our online webstore.
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