The Edmund Fitzgerald Tragedy

On November 10th, 1975, SS Edmund Fitzgerald and the 29 men on board vanished during a storm on Lake Superior. One of the most prestigious freighters of her time, the tragedy sent shockwaves through the region, and forever changed shipping on the Great Lakes.

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Sources:
The Gales of November by John U. Bacon
Mighty Fitz: The Sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald by Michael Schumacher

Chapters:
00:00 The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald
5:28 Chapter 1: Gitche Gumee
8:36 Chapter 2: Bigger than Most
14:46 Chapter 3: Pride of the American Side
20:49 Chapter 4: That Good Ship and True
25:46 Chapter 5: The Gales of November
32:54 Chapter 6: Huron Rolls, Superior Sings
42:53 Chapter 7: Where the Love of God Goes
49:24 Chapter 8: Superior Never Gives Up Her Dead

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