New book from John U. Bacon will explore ‘untold story of the Edmund Fitzgerald’ [Video]

As we approach the 50th anniversary of the sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald, a new book coming out this fall will explore the full story of the ship’s disaster.

W.W. Norton announced this week the book will be called “The Gales of November: The Untold Story of the Edmund Fitzgerald.”

The book is written by John U. Bacon, the Ann Arbor-based author who has written several books about the Michigan Wolverines, as well as books about the great Halifax explosion and leadership.

The Edmund Fitzgerald was first launched on June 7, 1958 and was the largest carrier on the Great Lakes until 1971. The ship weighed 13,632 tons and measured 729 feet long by 75 feet wide. The Fitzgerald was the first carrier to haul more than one million tons of iron ore pellets through the locks at Sault Ste. Marie, earning the nickname, “The Pride of the American Flag”.

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