Storms of the Great Lakes (Classic Reprint)
Storms of the Great Lakes (Classic Reprint)

Author: E. B. Garriott

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2017-12-13

Total Pages: 542

ISBN-13: 9780332420790

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Excerpt from Storms of the Great Lakes Rain or snow, high easterly win a, followed within 48 hours by clearing, cooler, west to northwest winds. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Circular of Information Relating to the Display of Wind Signals on the Great Lakes (Classic Reprint)
Circular of Information Relating to the Display of Wind Signals on the Great Lakes (Classic Reprint)

Author: United States Weather Bureau

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2016-08-27

Total Pages: 24

ISBN-13: 9781333386702

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Excerpt from Circular of Information Relating to the Display of Wind Signals on the Great Lakes The signals adopted by this Bureau for announcing the approach Of wind storms are as follows: A Storm Signal. - Ya red ag (eight feet square) with black center (three feet square) indicates that the storm is expected to be of marked violence. A Red Pennant (five feet hoist and twelve feet y) displayed with the ags indicates easterly winds - that is, from northeast to south, inclusive, and that the storm center is approaching. A White Pennant (five feet hoist and twelve feet y) displayed with the ags indicates westerly winds - that is, from north to south west, inclusive, and that the storm center has passed. When the Red Pennant is hoisted above the storm signal, winds are expected from the northeast quadrant; when below, from the south east quadrant. When the White Pennant is hoisted above the storm signal, winds are expected from the northwest quadrant; when below, from the south west quadrant. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works."

History of the Great Lakes, Vol. 2 Of 2
History of the Great Lakes, Vol. 2 Of 2

Author: J. B. Mansfield

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2017-10-29

Total Pages: 1130

ISBN-13: 9781527843301

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Excerpt from History of the Great Lakes, Vol. 2 of 2: Illustrated Captain frank W. Wheeler is at the head of the most prolific shipbuilding plant on the lakes, and during the twenty-two years he have been engaged in the business there have been launched from his yard, or more definitely speaking, by the company of which he is president, one hundred and seventy-six vessels, many of them of the largest and most modern type, of both wood and steel. He has created a notable industry, which has not only prospered him but enhanced the prosperity of the locality in which his works are situated, through the employment of labor and stimulation of business, and added largely to the facilities of lake commerce. The work turned out under his direction stands the test of storms, living gales and dangers from ice, and he has'a right to be proud of it. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

White Hurricane
White Hurricane

Author: David Geren Brown

Publisher:

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 294

ISBN-13: 9780760790670

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"Autumn gales have pursued mariners across the Great Lakes for centuries. On Friday, November 7, 1913, those gales captured their prey. After four days of winds up to 90 miles an hour, freezing temperatures, whiteout blizzard conditions, and mountainous seas, 19 ships had been lost, two dozen had been thrown ashore, 238 sailors were dead, and the city of Cleveland was confronting the worst natural disaster in its history. Writer and mariner David G. Brown combines narrative intensity with factual depth to re-create the events of the "perfect storm" that struck America's heartland."--Publisher's description

Myths and Legends of the Mississippi Valley and the Great Lakes (Classic Reprint)
Myths and Legends of the Mississippi Valley and the Great Lakes (Classic Reprint)

Author: Katharine Berry Judson

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2018-03-15

Total Pages: 254

ISBN-13: 9780364624944

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Excerpt from Myths and Legends of the Mississippi Valley and the Great Lakes Around Michilimackinack was the land of Great Hare. There, amongst the green islets, under the cool shade of wide spreading trees, where fish leaped above the rippling waters, he made the first fish net. He made it after watching Spider weave a web for catching flies. It was Wenibojo who, in Ojibwa land, discovered the wild rice and taught tliei Indians to use it. He first pointed out the low ggascsn1§lag1ds 1n the lakes, waving their bright green '1éavés'éfia (spikes of yellowish-green blossoms. He showed them how to cut paths through the wild-rice beds before the grain was ripe, and later, to beat it into their canoes. He told them always to gather the wild rice before a storm, else the wind would blow it all into the water. Therefore the Indians use wild rice in all their feasts. They even taught the white men to use it. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Highways and Byways of the Great Lakes (Classic Reprint)
Highways and Byways of the Great Lakes (Classic Reprint)

Author: Clifton Johnson

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2015-07-16

Total Pages: 478

ISBN-13: 9781331544692

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Excerpt from Highways and Byways of the Great Lakes This book is a record of a search for the picturesque and the characteristic in nature and life in the Great Lakes region. For the most part I have kept to the immediate Vicinity of the lake shores, but there are several digressions a considerable distance inland. I did not, however, in any instance, go outside of the district that is directly tributary to these vast fresh water seas. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

The Poetry of Catullus (Classic Reprint)
The Poetry of Catullus (Classic Reprint)

Author: David Ansell Slater

Publisher: Manchester University Press

Published: 2016-09-13

Total Pages: 34

ISBN-13:

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Excerpt from The Poetry of Catullus The favourites of the gods are released from life before they have had time to outstay their youth. The tribute to those who died young is tribute to the youth which they never lived to lose - ih part, no doubt, objective, but in part also subjective, and prompted by the thought expressed in that line of Thackeray: Oh, the brave days, when we were twenty-one! About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Freshwater Fury
Freshwater Fury

Author: Frank Barcus

Publisher: Wayne State University Press

Published: 1986

Total Pages: 188

ISBN-13: 9780814318287

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Up and down the Great Lakes, wherever captains and seamen met, one of the chief topics of conversation is still the Great Storm-the worst disaster in Great Lakes history. By men of the Lakes, November 9, 1913 will always be remembered as Black Sunday, for it brought death to hundreds of their companions and destruction to scores of ships of the Lakes fleet. Each man who survived the Storm has a fascinating story to tell. Freshwater Fury is the first comprehensive history of the Great Storm. Author Frank Barcus, who has met and talked with many survivors during his trips on Lakes freighters over the past twenty years, presents here their vivid eye-witness accounts. The many drawings, maps, and diagrams executed by the author add pictorial interest to the story of this dramatic struggle between men and the elements.