The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald (Paperback)

by Frederick Stonehouse (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 230 pages
• Publisher: Avery Color Studios; 5th Updated edition (January 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0932212883
• ISBN-13: 978-0932212887
• Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 6 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #854,081 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely Addicting!, August 8, 2000

By	Kurt Eckwall (Chicago, IL USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald (Paperback)

I just completed reading Frederick Stonehouse's book (1999 paperback addition) and could not put it down! The various theories mentioned in the text give the readers a good chance to draw an intelligent conclusion on their own. The details of Capt. Cooper's (of the SS Arthur Anderson) conversations with Capt. McSorely were an excellent way of putting us in the middle of the tragic situation. The interview with Steve Chandler of "South Shore" magazine was another useful tool in bringing up many points about the investigation of the Coast Guard, as well as zeroing in on small facts of the Fitzgerald that might have contributed to its sinking. Gordon Lightfoot's lyrics and reference were of particular interest to me, as his hit song was the way I found out about the wreck back in 1976. My only complaint; put the captions on the same page as the pictures instead of making the reader thumb back and forth to figure out what picture they are looking at. Otherwise, excellent work!

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Doesn't sink into idle speculation, July 24, 2000

By A Customer

This is a very good book about the Fitzgerald wreck. However, two things I wish the author had done:

1. Get off his soapbox about the deficiencies in the Coast Guard Rescue services in lake Superior. I think it needed mentioning, but not in the detail he chose. He also ignores the Canadian rescue facilities.

2. Label the photographs instead of making the reader refer to other pages to determine what they are looking at.

Otherwise, the book is excellent and was well worth the money.

31 of 36 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars IT IS THE BEST BOOK I HAVE EVER READ ON THE BIG FITZ, May 15, 1998

By A Customer

I HAVE JUST BOUGHT THIS COPY OF THE BOOK AND I COULD NOT PUT IT DOWN. I HAVE BEEN STUDING THE BIG FITZ NOW FOR ABOUT A YEAR NOW AND THIS BOOK IS THE BEST I HAVE SEEN . THERE ARE PARTS THAT I DID NOT AGREE WITH . BUT OTHER PARTS THAT I DID. THE PICTURES WHERE EXCELLENT AND THE SONG AND THE NAMES OF THE CREW MEMBERS WHERE A NICE TOUCH TOO. OVER ALL I HAVE TO RATE THIS BOOK AS THE BEST BOOK WRITTEN ABOUT THE EDMUND FITZGERALD. ALTHOUGH I PAID 25 DOLLARS FOR IT I WOULD SAY IT WAS THE BEST THING I HAVE EVER BOUGHT ON THE EDMUND FITZGERALD! THANK YOU MICHELLE GREEN