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Shipwrecks of the Great Lakes : tragedies and legacies from the inland seas / Anna Lardinois.

by Lardinois, Anna.

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Globe Pequot, 2021.

917.74909 L321s

Shipwrecks -- Great Lakes (North America) -- History.

Great Lakes (North America)

9781493058556 (pbk.)

xiii, 205 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

"Covers the sensational wrecks and maritime disasters from each of the five Great Lakes [Superior, Michigan, Erie, Huron, Ontario] It is estimated that over 30,000 sailors have lost their lives in Great Lakes wrecks. For many, these icy, inland seas have become their final resting place, but their last moments live on as a part of maritime history. The tales, all true and well-documented, feature some of the most notable tragedies on each of the lakes."--From publisher.

Anna Lardinois, a maritime "disaster enthusiast," owns Gothic Milwaukee, Brew City's most popular haunted, historical walking tour company. The creator of Walking Milwaukee and the 11th Pfister Narrator, Lardinois loves to celebrate the best Milwaukee has to offer. The author’s previous titles include Milwaukee Ghosts and Legends and Storied and Scandalous Wisconsin.

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