Great Lakes Folklore: Legends of the Five Sisters

by Charles Cassady, Jr.

Overview

Over the years, the Great Lakes – Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie, and Ontario – have carried Native Americans, explorers, immigrants, bandits, miners, warriors, and entrepreneurs and have inspired great tales of life on and around the water. What secrets do the Great Lakes, also known as the Five Sisters, hold deep? With nearly 60 images and illustrations, Great Lakes Folklore aims to answer that question. Relive the saga and tragedy of maritime ships the Success and Griffin. Meet the nefarious Lake Erie monster. Learn the story of Oliver Hazard Perry and the Battle of Lake Erie. These stories and more await. May they take you to places you have never been before.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780764344800
Publisher:	Schiffer Publishing, Ltd.
Publication date:	12/28/2013
Pages:	160
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

Charles Cassady, Jr. graduated from Syracuse University with a degree in Journalism. This is his fourth book with Schiffer Publishing and the second one about the history of the Great Lakes. He lives in Ohio.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments 4

Introduction 5

Flight of the Griffin 12

What We Talk About When We Talk About Oliver Hazard Perry 24

The Success - The Ship That Lived for Shame 50

On the Cruelty of Numbers 66

Ghosts in the Marine 86

Monstrous Tales, or How to Explain Your Dragon 114

…In the Land of Submarines 126

Afterword 142

I The Underwater Panther and the Thunderbirds of Lake Superior by Lois Beardslee 143

II Lost on the Lady Elgin 144

III "Where is John Maynard?" 145

IV Minnie Quay 147

Bibliography 149

Index 155