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Neither the Americans who dwell along the seaboards nor those who hail from the inland reaches of plains and mountains can understand the vastness of the Great Lakes. Read the first page

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5.0 out of 5 stars From the shores of Gitche Gumee to the waters of Lake Erie.., 14 Jun 1999

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William Ratigan is the author of one of the gems of all shipwreck books ever written that concerning the Great Lakes, and this is it! The major disasters (and some minor ones) are chronicled in this book. Each lake has several chapters that have to do with shipwrecks there, and all of it is VERY understandable, even to those unfamiliar to the Great Lakes. From the days of the tiny but proud Griffin to the loss of the Edmund Fitgerald in Lake Superior, this book tells the stories of shipwrecks of times long past and shipwrecks of the recent past. This book truly deserves 5 stars! I highly recommend it, and it is an important part of my Great Lakes library. Enjoy the book!

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5.0 out of 5 stars Great Book , very understandable, 20 May 1999

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I was hesitant to purchase this book. I am really glad I did . I enjoyed this book alot. I am now in the process of trying to find other books written by William Ratigan. He made even the most difficult maritime words and sentences easier for me to understand . I thought his life experiences was very evident in the writing of this book . He was able to give great details about the different shipwrecks and the different causes of each of the wrecks.I can't wait to find another of his books.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Colorfully written and well organized., 25 Mar 1999

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I bought this book for my 10 year old son who is very interested in shipwrecks. We visited the shipwreck museum at Whitefish Point just this past summer, along with the Soo Locks. We viewed artifacts from many sunken ships. The Edmund Fitzgerald artifacts were most interesting. He has a tee shirt with a Michigan map and numbered dots for all the shipwrecks in the different lakes (over 200!) on it. Needless to say, he has really enjoyed this book and is able to relate so much of what he saw and learned this past summer to material in the book. It put it all together. It is very colorfully written, and a bit too difficult for him to read alone. So we take time together and I read it outloud to him. We have both enjoyed learning about the different disasters in history, and have developed quite a respect for those brave sailors. A good book for anyone who is interested in the maritime history of the Great Lakes.