MARC Record from Library of Congress

LEADER: 01830nam a2200241 a 4500
001 2009922379
003 DLC
005 20090811082453.0
008 090205s2009 miuab b 000 0 eng
010 $a 2009922379
020 $a9781892384508 (alk. paper)
040 $aDLC$cDLC$dDLC
050 00 $aG525$b.S88355 2009
100 1 $aStonehouse, Frederick.
245 10 $aWood on the bottom :$bGreat Lakes shipwrecks /$cFrederick Stonehouse.
250 $a1st ed.
260 $aGwinn, MI :$bAvery Color Studios, Inc.,$c2009.
300 $a202 p. :$bill., maps ;$c22 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references.
520 $a"For many centuries wood was the preferred material for ships, both salt and freshwater. Masts, cabins, decks and hulls were all made from it. It was strong, resilient, easy to work with and inexpensive. Properly used and maintained, a wooden ship could last for many years. But it was no guarantee of safety... Stress of storm, collision, poor navigation, bad luck and human folly all played a part in sending thousands of wooden ships to the bottom of the Great Lakes, where they are quietly rotting away into the ages. Wood on the bottom tells the dramatic tales of a dozen wooden shipwrecks"--P. [4] of cover.
505 00 $gIntroduction --$tTypical of the breed:$tSandusky --$tDeadly night on the lake:$tLady Elgin --$tcut down in the fog:$tOriole --$tTriumph and tragedy:$tAlvin Clark --$tClear weather collision:$tPersian --$tInto the breakers, shipwreck at Marquette --$tClimb the rocks:$tElma --$tSudden burst of steam and she was gone:$tPearl B. Campbell --$tMost horrible tragedy:$tBon Voyage --$tFiery death:$tMonohansett --$tHard luck schooner:$tEmma L. Nielsen --$tSordid tale:$tRouse Simmons.
650 0 $aShipwrecks$zGreat Lakes (North America)
651 0 $aGreat Lakes (North America)