Strange & Unusual Shipwrecks on the Great Lakes

As Great Lakes shipwreck books go, this one is interesting. As the author points out, the book includes not only accounts of ships lost in the lakes, but also ships that suffered from boneheaded mistakes --in the author's words: "What were they thinking?" Kadar has chapters about several of the "important" mishaps, such as the "Eastland," the "Sachem," and the "Our Son" rescue. There are accounts of the collisions with the bridges at Allanburg, Ontario and Houghton, and Saginaw Michigan, as well as a couple of Soo Locks mishaps. Sometimes the author tries to make more of the story than there really is. For instance, when I see the chapter title "German Submarine in the Great Lakes!" (complete with exclamation point), I expect it to be more than just a story about a captured u-boat left over from World War I, that the Navy was exhibiting to sell Victory Bonds. One feature that I appreciated a lot: on the first page of each chapter, there was a small silhouette map of the Great Lakes, showing the location of the shipwreck to be discussed. This was a great help to me, to know instantly whether to set my mind in Chicago, the Soo Locks, Georgian Bay, or wherever, as I started to read the chapter. ( amazon customer)