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Shipwrecks & Archaeology

Item #203: Diver's Guide to Michigan
Steve Harrington
 
A comprehensive guide to shipwrecks in Michigan waters
Published 1990, Softcover, 300 Pages, Pictures: Black & White Photos & Drawings
Price: $24.95
Item #002: Shipwreck Tales of the Great Lakes
Cris Kohl
 
Kohl blends history, diving and archaelogy to explain the mysteries of Great Lakes shipwrecks.
Published 2004, Softcover, 286 Pages, Pictures: Black & White and Color
Price: $21.95
Item #007: Eastland: Legacy of the Titanic
George W. Hilton
 
Hilton's investigation into the EASTLAND disaster sets the standard for this terrible tragedy on the lakes.
Published 1995, Softcover, 364 Pages, Pictures: Black & White
Price: $27.95
Item #008: True Tales of Ghosts and Gales
Wes Oleszewski
 
A perfect book for the Halloween season for those interested in myth and legend regarding the Great Lakes.
Published 2003, Softcover, 188 Pages, Pictures: Black & White
Price: $15.95
Item #011: The 100 Best Great Lakes Shipwrecks, Volume I
Cris Kohl
 
Includes Lake Ontario, Lake Erie, Lake Huron
Published 1998, Softcover, 266 Pages, Pictures: Black & White and Color
Price: $21.95
Item #012: The 100 Best Great Lakes Shipwrecks, Volume II
Cris Kohl
 
Includes Lake Michgan and Lake Superior
Published 1998, Softcover, 532 Pages, Pictures: Black & White and Color
Price: $21.95
Item #028: Shipwrecks of the Great Lakes
Dana T. Bowen
 
Bowen's work on shipwrecks blends solid historical research with great storytelling.
Published 1971, Hardcover, 368 Pages, Pictures: Black & White
Price: $14.95
Item #038: Erie Wrecks East (Second Edition)
Georgann & Michael Wachter
 
The Wachters have produced a solid compendium of information on eastern Lake Erie shipwrecks. Of particular note are locations and dive conditions of wrecks.
Published 2003, Softcover, 216 Pages, Pictures: Black & White
Price: $24.95
Item #044: Wreck of the Steamer F. H. Prince: An Archaeological Investigation in lake Erie at Kelleys Island, Ohio
Linda L. Pansing & Charles E. Herdendorf
 
Published by The Great Lakes Historical Society, Peachman Lake Erie Shipwreck Research Center. Technical Report No. 3
Published 2005, Softcover, 83 Pages, Pictures: Black & White
Price: $7.99
Item #057: Mighty Fitz: Sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald
Michael Schumacher
 
The most recent effort to explore the tragic loss of this mighty vessel.
Published 2005, Hardcover, 243 Pages, Pictures: None
Price: $24.95
Item #218: Steamer Edmund Fitzgerald: The Mystique and its Evolution
Thomas O. Murphy
 
Mr. Murphy was the lead attorney in all matters on behalf of the Fitzgerald involving its 1975 sinking. In his fascinating work, his analysis attempts to dispel the numerous speculations and inaccuracies which have been promoted over the years.
Published 2001, Softcover, 85 Pages, Pictures: Black & White
Price: $12.95
Item #066: Explore Great Lakes Shipwrecks, Volume I
Kimm A. Stablefeldt
 
Covering Wrecks on the Lower Part of Lake Michigan
Published 1999, Softcover, 67 Pages, Pictures: Black & White
Price: $13.95
Item #067: Explore Great Lakes Shipwrecks, Volume II
Kimm A. Stablefeldt
 
Covering Wrecks on the Upper Part of Lake Michgan and Green Bay off the Coasts of Wisconsin and Michigan
Published 1999, Softcover, 75 Pages, Pictures: Black & White
Price: $13.95
Item #068: Explore Great Lakes Shipwrecks, Volume III
Kimm A. Stablefeldt
 
Covering Known Wrecks around Whitefish Point and the Surrounding Area
Published 1998, Softcover, 61 Pages, Pictures: Black & White
Price: $13.95
Item #073: Interrupted Journey: The Saga of the Steamer Atlantic
David R. Frew
 
The Lake Erie Quadrangle Shipwreck Series: Book 3 -- A two-century yarn that stretches from the North Sea to the bottom of Lake Erie
Published 2004, Softcover, 178 Pages, Pictures: None
Price: $11.95
Item #075: The Cedarville Conspiracy: Indicting U.S. Steel
L. Stephen Cox
 
Controversial investigation into one of the best known wrecks on the Great Lakes.
Published 2005, Softcover, 249 Pages, Pictures: Black & White
Price: $16.95
Item #084: Titanic: The Great Lakes Connections
Cris Kohl
 
Kohl makes a credible effort to explore connections between the Great Lakes and the famous Titanic.
Published 2000, Softcover, 318 Pages, Pictures: Black & White
Price: $16.95
Item #087: Pewabic: Deadly Waters
Francis E. Reynolds
 
Interesting investigation into this vessel less and efforts to salvage her cargo.
Published 1997, Softcover, 159 Pages, Pictures: None
Price: $11.95
Item #088: Chicora: Lost on Lake Michigan - Saugatuck Maritime Series Book 3
Kit Lane
 
The famous Chicora story is told with passion and interest.
Published 1996, Softcover, 160 Pages, Pictures: Black & White
Price: $15.50
Item #092: Shipwrecks of Isle Royale National Park: The Archaeolgical Survey
Daniel J. Leniham
 
Includes The America, Congdon, Cox, Emperor, Glenlyon, Kamloops, and Monarch
Published 1994, Softcover, 210 Pages, Pictures: Black & White
Price: $34.95
Item #095: Shipwrecks of Lake Superior
James R. Marshall, Editor
 
Including the Complete Story EDMUND FITZGERALD
Published 1997, Softcover, 100 Pages, Pictures: Black & White and Color
Price: $19.95
Item #096: Wrecks and Rescues of the Great Lake: A Photograhic History
James P. Barry
 
Surveys of shipwrecks and rescues on the Great Lakes
Published 1994, Softcover, 110 Pages, Pictures: Black & White
Price: $18.95
Item #104: Deep-Sea Detectives: Maritime Mysteries and Forensic Science
Peter R. Limburg
 
World famous shipwreck explorers detail their experiences with shipwrecks on and off the Great Lakes.
Published 2004, Softcover, 277 Pages, Pictures: Black & White
Price: $17.95
Item #114: Mysteries & Histories: Shipwrecks of the Great Lakes
Wes Oleszewski
 
Good general history of shipwrecks on the Great Lakes.
Published 1997, Softcover, 295 Pages, Pictures: Black & White
Price: $13.95
Item #116: Steamboats In Ice, 1872
James Donahue
 
More true stories about shipwrecks and other historical events during one incredible year on the Great Lakes
Published 1995, Softcover, 195 Pages, Pictures: Black & White
Price: $14.00
Item #117: Graveyard of the Lakes
Mark L. Thompson
 
Solid general history of Great Lakes shipwrecks.
Published 2000, Hardcover, 416 Pages, Pictures: Black & White
Price: $34.95
Item #125: Wild Gales and Tattered Sails
Paul J. Creviere, Jr.
 
The shipwrecks of northwestern Lake Michigan from Two Creeks, Wisconsin to Dutch Johns Point, Michigan and all of the Bay of Green Bay
Published n/a, Softcover, 387 Pages, Pictures: Black & White
Price: $24.95
Item #131: Shipwrecks of Lake Huron: The Great Sweetwater Sea
Jack Parker
 
Including the Michigan-Huron-Mackinac Straits Area
Published 1987, Softcover, 100 Pages, Pictures: Color
Price: $18.95
Item #141: The Night the FITZ Went Down
Hugh E. Bishop
 
Capt. Dudley J. Paquette was on the lake that night. He knows why the EDMUND FITZGERALD couldn't survive the harrowing storm.
Published 2000, Softcover, 176 Pages, Pictures: Black & White
Price: $14.95
Item #143: Erie Wrecks West
Georgann & Michael Wachter
 
The Wachters have produced a solid compendium of information on western Lake Erie shipwrecks. Of particular note are locations and dive conditions of wrecks.
Published 2001, Softcover, 218 Pages, Pictures: Black & White
Price: $24.95
Item #152: Griffith: Smoke on the Water
Francis E. Reynolds
 
Reynolds retells the famous loss of the Griffith.
Published 1997, Softcover, 308 Pages, Pictures: None
Price: $16.95
Item #156: The Great Lakes Guide to Sunken Ships
Karl E. Heden
 
Listings of hundreds of shipwrecks on the Great Lakes.
Published 1993, Softcover, 304 Pages, Pictures: None
Price: $19.95
Item #163: Shipwreck! A Comprehensive Directory of over 3,700 Shipwrecks on the Great Lakes
David D. Swayze
 
Includes: The most dangerous spot on the Lakes, Largest freighters lost, The most dangerous decade, and Treasure ships
Published 1992, Softcover, 260 Pages, Pictures: None
Price: $21.95
Item #179: Ghost Ships of the Great Lakes
Dwight Boyer
 
Boyer's classic work is hardly dated at almost forty years old.
Published 1968, Softcover, 294 Pages, Pictures: Black & White
Price: $14.95
Item #180: Treacherous Waters: Kingston's Shipwrecks
Cris Kohn
 
Kingston Ontario's shipwrecks examined from a historical and diving perspective.
Published 1997, Softcover, 248 Pages, Pictures: Black & White
Price: $17.95
Item #188: Shipwrecks of the Straits of Mackinac
Dr. Charles E. Feltner and Jeri Baron Feltner
 
Feltner's deliver with the stories and research on this trouble spot on the Great Lakes.
Published 1991, Softcover, 337 Pages, Pictures: Black & White
Price: $17.95
Item #189: Shipwrecks of Lake Michigan
Benjamin J. Shelak
 
Historical investigation into Lake Michigan shipwrecks.
Published 2003, Softcover, 220 Pages, Pictures: Black & White
Price: $19.95
Item #197: Waters of Repose: The Lake Erie Quadrangle
Dave Stone & David Frew
 
This work explores the famous Lake Erie quadrangle off Long Point that serves as the final resting place for hundreds maybe thousands of shipwrecks.
Published 1993, Hardcover, 285 Pages, Pictures: Black & White
Price: $29.95
Item #199: Ghost Ships, Gails & Forgotten Tales: True Adventures on the Lakes
Wes Oleszewski
 
Great Lakes mysteries and ghost stories.
Published 1995, Softcover, 212 Pages, Pictures: Black & White
Price: $14.95

 
 
 
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