White hurricane
Subtitle: a Great Lakes November gale and America's deadliest maritime disaster
By: David G. Brown
Publisher: Barnes & Noble
Published: 2007
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 250
ISBN-13: 9780760790670
Subjects: Shipwrecks; History; Severe storms
Description: "Autumn gales have pursued mariners across the Great Lakes for centuries. On Friday, November 7, 1913, those gales captured their prey. After four days of winds up to 90 miles an hour, freezing temperatures, whiteout blizzard conditions, and mountainous seas, 19 ships had been lost, two dozen had been thrown ashore, 238 sailors were dead, and the city of Cleveland was confronting the worst natural disaster in its history. Writer and mariner David G. Brown combines narrative intensity with factual depth to re-create the events of the "perfect storm" that struck America's heartland."--Publisher's description.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 242-244) and index.