Cover of the book The Gales of November, subtitle4d The Untold Story of the Edmund Fitzgerald by John U. Bacon. The cover is an illustration of a great lakes freighter in a very serious storm at night with waves reaching over the deck and the ship leaning to one side.

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   Jessamyn (jessamyn@glammr.us)'s status on Wednesday, 01-Jul-2026 06:32:31 JST Jessamyn

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   Book 41: The Gales of November. I grew up listening to Gordon Lightfoot and the song he wrote about this tragedy is one of my favorites. This book is about what actually happened before and after the shipwreck with some postulating of what may have happened to cause the wreck. It's a well-researched, readable book that is very clear about what is known and not known. It's a great story about a community and culture with a lot of Great Lakes boat lore tossed in as well.