John U. Bacon
@johnubacon.bsky.social
Author of THE GALES OF NOVEMBER: The Untold Story of the Edmund Fitzgerald, available Oct. 7. Can pre-order here: https://wwnorton.com/books/9781324094647
Great thanks, and high praise, as McCullough is naturally one of my heroes. Here's hoping.
August 27, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Great thanks, and high praise, as McCullough is naturally one of my heroes. Here's hoping.
"...The author makes the Fitzgerald the centerpiece of a broad account of Great Lakes shipping, the careers and daily lives of the crews—and the industries, cities, and bars that feed them—and tales of other sinkings. A gripping account of a maritime disaster.”--Kirkus Reviews (3/4)
July 21, 2025 at 3:23 PM
"...The author makes the Fitzgerald the centerpiece of a broad account of Great Lakes shipping, the careers and daily lives of the crews—and the industries, cities, and bars that feed them—and tales of other sinkings. A gripping account of a maritime disaster.”--Kirkus Reviews (3/4)
“Bacon writes in arresting prose....[Bacon delivers] biographies of crewmen, their duties, descriptions of the storm, increasingly fraught messages from the Fitzgerald before they ceased, interviews with victims’ families, and a discussion of the lessons learned. (2/4)
July 21, 2025 at 3:23 PM
“Bacon writes in arresting prose....[Bacon delivers] biographies of crewmen, their duties, descriptions of the storm, increasingly fraught messages from the Fitzgerald before they ceased, interviews with victims’ families, and a discussion of the lessons learned. (2/4)
Thanks! I'm working on it.
June 11, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Thanks! I'm working on it.