Mighty Fitz: The Sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald (Fesler-lampert Minnesota Heritage)

The Edmund Fitzgerald, a colossal ore carrier, had been fighting her way through a pounding November storm on Lake Superior. Then the Fitz’s radar went out, and she started to take on water. Despite gale-force winds and thirty-foot seas, there was no reason to think the Fitz wouldn’t find safe harbor at Whitefish Point, Michigan. The last words from the Fitz’s captain, Ernest McSorley, was “We are holding our own.” By all indications, the crew had no idea they were in mortal danger before they plunged to Lake Superior’s bottom with no chance to call for help.

Michael Schumacher relates in vivid detail the story of the Edmund Fitzgerald, her many years on the waters of the Great Lakes, the fateful final day, the search efforts and investigation, as well as the speculation and controversy that followed in the wake of the disaster. A fitting tribute to one of the largest ships to have sailed the Great Lakes and the men who tragically lost their lives, Mighty Fitz provides a comprehensive look at the most legendary shipwreck on America’s inland waters.

• The Trial of the Edmund Fitzgerald: Eyewitness Accounts from the U.S. Coast Guard Hearings
• The Sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald: The Loss of the Largest Ship on the Great Lakes
• The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald
• The Edmund Fitzgerald: Song of the Bell
• 29 Missing: The True and Tragic Story of the Disappearance of the SS Edmund Fitzgerald
• November's Fury: The Deadly Great Lakes Hurricane of 1913
• Great Lakes: Shipwrecks & Survivals  
• Edmund Fitzgerald: The Legendary Great Lakes Shipwreck
• Run the Storm: A Savage Hurricane, a Brave Crew, and the Wreck of the SS El Faro
• History -- Deep Sea Detecties vDeath of The Edmund Fitzgerald