Torn in Two: The Sinking of the Daniel J. Morrell and One Man's Survival on the Open Sea

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Michael Schumacher

Torn in Two

The Sinking of the Daniel J. Morrell and One Man's Survival on the Open Sea

Michael Schumacher

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University of Minnesota Press
07 January 2019

History of the Americas; Local history

A compelling tale of one of the worst shipwrecks in Great Lakes history and of amazing survival against all odds—now in paperback.

Michael Schumacher recreates the circumstances surrounding the terrible storm of November 1966 that broke the mighty freighter Daniel J. Morrell in half, sending twenty-five of the crew to their deaths and consigning the surviving four to the freezing raft where all but one would perish. Schumacher's vivid narrative captures every harrowing detail of the Morrell's demise, finally doing justice to this epic shipwreck.

'Michael Schumacher's latest book is tragic, gripping, and hard to put down. He captures the fury of the Great Lakes as a winter storm rips a steel hull in two and tosses the crew into the lake's cold, dark maw. What happens next is a true survival tale.' — Cary Griffith, author of Lost in the Wild and Gunflint Burning

'For wreck junkies, this is a treasure trove.' — Star Tribune

By: Michael Schumacher
Imprint: University of Minnesota Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 210mm, Width: 140mm, Spine: 25mm
ISBN: 9781517904487
ISBN 10: 151790448X
Pages: 200
Publication Date: 07 January 2019
Audience: General/trade , Professional and scholarly , ELT Advanced , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Contents Prologue: Carelessness and Fate 1. Season of the Witch 2. Lost 3. Gauntlets of Hope and Despair 4. Public Autopsy: The Coast Guard Hearings Afterword Crew of the Daniel J. Morrell Glossary Marine Board of Investigation Report Sources and Acknowledgments Index

Michael Schumacher has published three previous books about the Great Lakes: Mighty Fitz, about the sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald; The Wreck of the Carl D., about the loss of the Carl D. Bradley; and November’s Fury, an account of the Storm of 1913, the deadliest in Great Lakes history. Dharma Lion—his acclaimed biography of Allen Ginsberg—will be reprinted by the University of Minnesota Press in 2016. He recently edited The Essential Ginsberg and is currently writing an account of the 1968 presidential election, also to be published by Minnesota. He lives in Wisconsin.

Reviews for Torn in Two: The Sinking of the Daniel J. Morrell and One Man's Survival on the Open Sea

Michael Schumacher's latest book is tragic, gripping, and hard to put down. He captures the fury of the Great Lakes as a winter storm rips a steel hull in two and tosses the crew into the lake's cold, dark maw. What happens next is a true survival tale. -Cary Griffith, author of Savage Minnesota and Lost in the Wild