John U. Bacon The Gales of November review, recensie en informatie boek over het vergaan van het schip Edmund Fitzgerald op Lake Superior op 10 november 1975. Op 10 juli 2025 verschijnt bij Liveright Publishing het nieuwe boek van de Amerikaanse schrijver John U. Bacon. Hier lees je informatie over de inhoud van het boek, de auteur en over de uitgave. Een Nederlandse vertaling van het boek is niet verkrijgbaar.

John U. Bacon The Gales of November review en recensie

• “Here is a work of spectral beauty destined to be a classic. Readers of Sebastian Junger’s The Perfect Storm, Erik Larsen’s Dead Wake, and Nathaniel Philbrick’s In the Heart of the Sea will love this deeply reported tale from our vast inland ocean. With Bacon’s graceful and poignant retelling, the saga of the Edmund Fitzgerald now takes its rightful place among the world’s greatest legends of shipwrecks and tempestuous seas.” (Hampton Sides)
• “The wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald has long fascinated and frustrated storytellers. Now, at last, the story is deftly and deeply explored by John U. Bacon in this terrific, gripping account.” (Jonathan Eig)

The Gales of November

The Untold Story of the Edmund Fitzgerald

• Auteur: John U. Bacon (Verenigde Staten)
• Soort boek: Amerikaanse geschiedenis, scheepvaartboek
• Taal: Engels
• Uitgever: Liveright Publishing
• Verschijnt: 10 juli 2025
• Omvang: 432 pagina’s
• Uitgave: gebonden boek / ebook
• Prijs: $ 35,00
• Boek bestellen bij: Amazon / Bol / Libris

Flaptekst van het boek over de schipbreuk van de Edmund Fitzgerald

On the fiftieth anniversary of the Edmund Fitzgerald’s sinking, the bestselling author of The Great Halifax Explosion tells the definitive story of the “Mighty Fitz.”

For three decades following World War II, the Great Lakes overtook Europe as the epicenter of global economic strength. The region was the beating heart of the world economy, possessing all the power and prestige Silicon Valley does today. And no ship represented the apex of the American Century better than the 729-foot-long Edmund Fitzgerald—the biggest, best, and most profitable ship on the Lakes.

But on November 10, 1975, as the “storm of the century” threw 100 mile-per-hour winds and 50-foot waves on Lake Superior, the Mighty Fitz found itself at the worst possible place, at the worst possible time. When she sank, she took all 29 men onboard down with her, leaving the tragedy shrouded in mystery for a half century.

In The Gales of November, award-winning journalist John U. Bacon presents the definitive account of the disaster, drawing on more than 100 interviews with the families, friends, and former crewmates of those lost. Bacon explores the vital role Great Lakes shipping played in America’s economic boom, the uncommon lives the sailors led, the sinking’s most likely causes, and the heartbreaking aftermath for those left behind—”the wives, the sons, and the daughters,” as Gordon Lightfoot sang in his unforgettable ballad.

Focused on those directly affected by the tragedy, The Gales of November is both an emotional tribute to the lives lost and a propulsive, page-turning narrative history of America’s most-mourned maritime disaster.

John U. Bacon was born 3 July 1964. He has authored fourteen books on sports, business, health, and history, the last seven of which are critically acclaimed national bestsellers, including five New York Times bestsellers. He lives in Ann Arbor and northern Michigan with his wife and son.

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