Great Lakes Shipwrecks & Survivals

True stories of maritime tragedy and endurance

In this breathtaking chronicle, William Ratigan provides vivid accounts of the most catastrophic shipwrecks on the Great Lakes. The doomed vessels that Ratigan discusses include the magnificent excursion liner Eastland, which capsized in the Chicago River, drowning hundreds of people a short distance from the pier; the steel freighter Mataafa, which dumped its crew into freezing waters while the snowbound town of Duluth looked on; the dark Sunda...