This week we conclude our discussion of the Edmund Fitzgerald, with special returning guest Kaylee!

Topics include
- search efforts on the night of November 10, 1975
- modern analysis of the wind and wave conditions on the night of the sinking
- literature published about the Fitzgerald since 1977
- controversy and disagreements over investigations of the wreck

Sources and further reading:

Flesher, John. "Book Photo, Video of Crewman's Remains Angers Victims' Families." AP News, 3 Nov 1995. https://apnews.com/article/a2e00a029453cf06801b1c210655bacf

Hemming, Robert J. Gales of November. Contemporary Books, 1981.

Hultquist, Thomas R., Michael R. Dutter, and David J. Schwab. “Reexamination of the 9-10 November 1975 ‘Edmund Fitzgerald’ Storm Using Today’s Technology.” Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, vol. 87, no. 5, May 2006, pp. 607 - 622.

Justice, Jacqueline. “Classical Tragedy and the Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald: Why the Legend Lives On.” The Journal of American Culture, vol. 36, no. 2, June 2013, pp. 88 - 98.

Kieselburg, James R. “Midwestern Images of Labor: Wisconsin Artists and Their Portrayal of Industry.” The Journal of the Society for Industrial Archaeology, vol. 34, no. 1-2, 2008, pp. 135 - 148.

Marine Casualty Report, United States Coast Guard.  https://www.dco.uscg.mil/Portals/9/DCO%20Documents/5p/CG-5PC/INV/docs/boards/edmundfitz.pdf

Rafferty, Colin. “Surfacing.” Fourth Genre: Exploration in Nonfiction, vol. 12, no. 2, Fall 2010, pp. 17 - 26. 

Schumacher, Michael. Mighty Fitz: The Sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald. University of Minnesota Press, 2012.

Schumacher, Michael. The Trial of the Edmund Fitzgerald: Eyewitness Accounts From the U.S. Coast Guard Hearings. University of Minnesota Press, 2019.

Stonehouse, Frederick. The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald. Avery Color Studios, 1996.

Thompson, Mark L. Graveyard of the Lakes. Wayne State University Press, 2004. 

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