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Shipwrecks of Lake Michigan
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by Benjamin J. Shelak
Sales Rank: 1338727
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List Price: $19.95
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Features
Cover Type: Paperback with 228 pages
Published by: Trails Books February 1, 2003
Written in: English
ISBN 10 Number: 1931599211
ISBN 13 Number: 978-1931599214
Book Dimensions:
9.2 x 6.1 x 0.7 inches
Weighs: 12.3 ounces
Lisa Pepper, Michigan Maritime Museum
This is a thorough examination of Lake Michigan shipwrecks filling a long standing void in maritime research.
Book Description
An great addition to any maritime History collection! Vintage maps and illustrations, historic photos, and detailed charts highlight this extensive volume. Featured are detailed accounts of disasters involving significant loss of life or property, or those that were particularly harrowing. This is the most comprehensive, accurate collection of information ever compiled about the legendary wrecks on Lake Michigan from 1800 to present.
Reader Reviews
I found this book to be a relatively superficial analysis of the subject of Lake Michigan shipwrecks. I have researched Lake Michigan shipwrecks for twenty years and I own several hundred books about Great Lakes shipwrecks and nearly 100 titles about Lake Michigan shipwrecks specifically. Comparatively speaking, this book is very superficial. The book treats a few hundred Lake Michigan wrecks and fails to even mention that at least 2000 other historically verified total loss Lake Michigan shipwrecks are known. I also noted several relatively serious factual errors in the specific wreck accounts. All the wrecks detailed in this book are already covered in existing books and it appeared that little original archival research went into the book's preparation, as evidenced by the book's bibliography. The book would have benefited from some contextual historical material about the social and economic conditions that caused so many wrecks on Lake Michigan. I believe any reader with a background in Lake Michigan maritime history will be disappointed by this book's lack of perpective, historical context and depth.
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