Graveyard of the Lakes

In Graveyard of the Lakes, historian and mariner Mark L. Thompson delves into the broader economic, political, and psychological factors behind the 25,000 shipwrecks on the Great Lakes over the past 300 years. By exploring the tragic history from the 1679 loss of the Griffon to the infamous sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald in 1975, Thompson reveals that human error is often at the root of these disasters. This insightful analysis is complemented by factual accounts of over 100 wrecks, promising to reshape listeners' understanding of maritime tragedies.