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Great Lakes Shipwrecks and Survivals; Edmund Fitzgerald Edition
by William Ratigan
- Used
- near fine
- Paperback
- Condition
- Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0802870104
- ISBN 13
- 9780802870100
- Seller
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WINFIELD, Kansas, United States
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About This Item
Grand Rapids, MI: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., 2010 Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., Grand Rapids, MI. 2010. Softcover/Trade Wraps. 21st edition by line number. Edition revised in 1977. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Str. Edmund Fitzgerald Edition. Book Condition: Near Fine; rubbing and light surface scratches. No DJ. Pictorial Wraps. Wraps are not bent or folded; spine is not creased or split. 384 pp. A breathtaking chronicle of the most spectacular shipwrecks and survivals on the Great Lakes. This book covers the liner Eastland, freighter Mataafa, the Bradley, and the Edmund Fitzgerald in 1975 on Lake Superior. The stories told re-create accurately the scenes as gallant captains and crews challenged the inland seas. A clean and very presentable copy.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Walnut Valley Books/Books by White (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 003669
- Title
- Great Lakes Shipwrecks and Survivals; Edmund Fitzgerald Edition
- Author
- William Ratigan
- Format/Binding
- Soft cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0802870104
- ISBN 13
- 9780802870100
- Publisher
- Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co.
- Place of Publication
- Grand Rapids, MI
- Date Published
- 2010
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- Edmund Fitzgerald, shipwrecks, Lake Superior, Great lakes, Bradley, Eastland, Mataafa, maritime disasters, ship sinkings, weather storms.
- Bookseller catalogs
- Transportation; Americana;
Terms of Sale
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or in the unfortunate event, damaged. All books are packed and wrapped with care to avoid shifting during shipment and edge/tip strikes during the mailing process.
About the Seller
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Biblio member since 2018
WINFIELD, Kansas
About Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Walnut Valley Books is a small independent home-based business with the bulk of my holdings being of an American military nature covering everything from the Revolutionary War to the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. I also have holdings of books on the Middle East, the southwestern United States (New Mexico especially, Kansas related titles, Oklahoma related titles, and other regionally specialized books. All of my holdings are hand-selected to be good quality books of interest to the reader, historian, or the collector. In addition to the above, you will also find a wide range of other topics such as Medical, US History, autobiographical, biographical, sports, women's studies, and many other eclectic topics.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Pictorial Wraps
- Pictorial wraps are color illustrated covers for paperback books. Preceding mass-market paperbacks, this format brought popular...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....