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- catalog abstract ""Great Lakes mariners fear the bales of November. Six to ten thousand vessels litter the lake bottoms, a disproportionate share - from LaSalle's Le Griffon in 1679 to the mighty Edmund Fitzgerald in 1975 - lost in autumn storms. No one, however, was prepared for the killing wind that materialized from the unusually balmy days of early November 1913. On Friday, November 7, as ships left port on their final trips of the season, a deadly atmospheric disturbance was already churning Lake Superior and spreading east. By Sunday night, Lake Huron was battered by winds up to 90 miles an hour, whiteout blizzard conditions, and mountainous 35-foot waves. The White Hurricane became the worst Great Lakes storm on record, the monstrous product of a meteorological chain of cause and effect that has yet to repeat itself. Twelve ships sank, and thirty-one more were stranded on rocks and beaches. At least 248 sailors lost their lives, and the city of Cleveland faced the worst natural disaster in its history." "In White Hurricane, nationally recognized nautical writer and experienced Great Lakes mariner David G. Brown re-creates the desperate struggles for survival aboard doomed and damaged vessels and on shore. Using firsthand accounts and contemporary newspaper reports, he reconstructs the progress of the storm in a tight chronology packed with vivid detail and unforgettable drama."--BOOK JACKET.".
- catalog contributor b12560204.
- catalog created "c2002.".
- catalog date "2002".
- catalog date "c2002.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c2002.".
- catalog description ""Great Lakes mariners fear the bales of November. Six to ten thousand vessels litter the lake bottoms, a disproportionate share - from LaSalle's Le Griffon in 1679 to the mighty Edmund Fitzgerald in 1975 - lost in autumn storms. No one, however, was prepared for the killing wind that materialized from the unusually balmy days of early November 1913. On Friday, November 7, as ships left port on their final trips of the season, a deadly atmospheric disturbance was already churning Lake Superior and spreading east. By Sunday night, Lake Huron was battered by winds up to 90 miles an hour, whiteout blizzard conditions, and mountainous 35-foot waves.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 242-244) and index.".
- catalog description "The White Hurricane became the worst Great Lakes storm on record, the monstrous product of a meteorological chain of cause and effect that has yet to repeat itself. Twelve ships sank, and thirty-one more were stranded on rocks and beaches. At least 248 sailors lost their lives, and the city of Cleveland faced the worst natural disaster in its history." "In White Hurricane, nationally recognized nautical writer and experienced Great Lakes mariner David G. Brown re-creates the desperate struggles for survival aboard doomed and damaged vessels and on shore. Using firsthand accounts and contemporary newspaper reports, he reconstructs the progress of the storm in a tight chronology packed with vivid detail and unforgettable drama."--BOOK JACKET.".
- catalog description "Wednesday, November 5 -- Thursday, November 6 -- Friday, November 7 -- Saturday, November 8 -- Sunday Morning and Midday, November 9 -- Sunday Afternoon, November 9 -- Sunday Evening, November 9 -- Lake Huron Sunday Evening, November 9 -- Lake Erie Monday, November 10 -- Cleveland, Ohio Tuesday, November 11 -- Wednesday, November 12 -- Thursday, November 13 -- Friday, November 14 -- Saturday, November 15 -- November 1913 -- Aftermath Summer 1986.".
- catalog extent "xvii, 250 p. :".
- catalog hasFormat "White hurricane.".
- catalog identifier "007138037X".
- catalog isFormatOf "White hurricane.".
- catalog issued "2002".
- catalog issued "c2002.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Camden, Me. : International Marine/McGraw-Hill,".
- catalog relation "White hurricane.".
- catalog spatial "Great Lakes (North America)".
- catalog spatial "Great Lakes Region (North America)".
- catalog subject "977 21".
- catalog subject "G525 .B8575 2002".
- catalog subject "Severe storms Great Lakes Region (North America) History 20th century.".
- catalog subject "Shipwrecks Great Lakes (North America) History 20th century.".
- catalog tableOfContents "Wednesday, November 5 -- Thursday, November 6 -- Friday, November 7 -- Saturday, November 8 -- Sunday Morning and Midday, November 9 -- Sunday Afternoon, November 9 -- Sunday Evening, November 9 -- Lake Huron Sunday Evening, November 9 -- Lake Erie Monday, November 10 -- Cleveland, Ohio Tuesday, November 11 -- Wednesday, November 12 -- Thursday, November 13 -- Friday, November 14 -- Saturday, November 15 -- November 1913 -- Aftermath Summer 1986.".
- catalog title "White hurricane : a Great Lakes November gale and America's deadliest maritime disaster / David G. Brown.".
- catalog type "History. fast".
- catalog type "text".