Title: The trial of the Edmund Fitzgerald : eyewitness accounts from the U.S. Coast Guard hearings /
Authors: Schumacher, Michael, 1950-
Year: 2019
Subjects: Edmund Fitzgerald (Ship) Trials, litigation, etc.; United States.; Edmund Fitzgerald (Ship); Courts-martial and courts of inquiry Ohio Cleveland.; Shipwrecks Superior, Lake Sources.; Marine accidents Investigation United States Sources.; Shipwrecks Law and legislation United States Sources.; Courts-martial and courts of inquiry; Marine accidents Investigation; Shipwrecks; Shipwrecks Law and legislation; Trials; Lake Superior; Ohio Cleveland; United States
Abstract: The sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald is one of the most famous shipwreck stories in Great Lakes history. It is also one of maritime lore's great mysteries, the details of its disappearance as obscure now as on that fateful November day in 1975. The investigation into the wreck, resulting in a controversial final report, generated more than 3,000 pages of documentation, a mere fraction of which has been made available to the public. In The Trial of the Edmund Fitzgerald, Michael Schumacher mines this rich resource to produce the first-ever documentary account, a companion to his popular narrative Mighty Fitz: The Sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald.
Contents: The loss -- The investigation -- The documents.