{"product_id":"mighty-fitz-the-sinking-of-the-edmund-fitzgerald-9781582346472","title":"Mighty Fitz: The Sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald","description":"\u003cp\u003eThirty years after the most legendary shipwreck on Americas inland waters. Michael Schumacher examines the productive life and untimely demise of the Edmund Fitzgerald.  The disappearance of the Edmund Fitzgerald remains one of the great unsolved mysteries in maritime history. The specifics of what happened to the \"Mighty Fitz\" in the early hours of November 10  1975  will never be known. What we do know: The Edmund Fitzgerald  a massive ore carrier  had been fighting its way through a pounding November storm on Lake Superior. She was losing groundthe Fitzs radar was out  and she had taken on water in the midst of gale-force winds and mountainous seasbut there was no reason to think she wouldnt find safe harbor at Whitefish Point  Michigan. Last word from the ships captain: \"We are holding our own.\" Suddenly the ship disappeared from radar. By all indications  the 29-man crew had no idea they were in mortal danger  and they nosedived to Lake Superiors bottom before they could call for help. A massive search ensued but failed to find a single survivor. Michael Schumacher relays in vivid detail the story of the Edmund Fitzgerald  its many productive years on the waters of the Great Lakes  its tragic demise  the search effort and investigation  as well as the speculation and the controversy that followed in the wake of the disaster.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45651895189557,"sku":"ByrdShop_158234647X","price":31.34,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781582346472.jpg?v=1781844239","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/mighty-fitz-the-sinking-of-the-edmund-fitzgerald-9781582346472","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}