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'The Untold Story' of the crew of the Edmund Fitzgerald told in new book
John U. Bacon's book captures personal stories of the Edmund Fitzgerald crew and families, revealing new insights 50 years after the shipwreck on Lake Superior.
- A new account of the Edmund Fitzgerald, by John U. Bacon, highlights 'The Gales of November' as an untold story of its crew and history.
- Facing aging sources, John U. Bacon spent a full year reaching Rick Barthuli and interviewing families of Edmund Fitzgerald crew members across the Northland to capture final accounts.
- Barthuli, who was in the Anderson's engine room that night, says the chief engineer quietly ignored orders to drive the laker harder, and some crew stopped at the President Bar in Superior the night before.
- Families, long wary of media attention, were generous with Bacon, as family members of the Edmund Fitzgerald crew told him they learned more about their fathers and uncles from his book, which aims to show their full character and sacrifices.
- The book argues the wreck followed decisions over time and environmental factors, placing the Edmund Fitzgerald, launched in 1958, in regional industrial history, Bacon said.
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50th Anniversary of Edmund Fitzgerald’s Sinking Commemorated by John U. Bacon’s “The Gales of November” - The Sun Times News
A three-part series In his forthcoming book The Gales of November, author John U. Bacon explores the unique, often underestimated dangers of the Great Lakes. While many view these inland seas as scenic and benign, Bacon’s work, set against the backdrop of the SS Edmund Fitzgerald sinking, presents the Great Lakes as a force of nature as formidable as any ocean. The Gales of November marks the 50th anniversary of the sinking of the Edmund Fitzger…
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