John Bacon | Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald | The Gates of November | Gordon Lightfoot | Shipwreck

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September 30, 2025
Author John U. Bacon

Join us for a gripping interview with award-winning journalist John U. Bacon as he discusses his definitive new book, The Gales of November: The Untold Story of the Edmund Fitzgerald.
On November 10, 1975, the 729-foot-long freighter Edmund Fitzgerald—the pride of the Great Lakes—sank during a ferocious storm on Lake Superior, taking all 29 men aboard to their deaths. For nearly fifty years, the tragedy has remained shrouded in mystery, immortalized in Gordon Lightfoot’s haunting ballad The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald.
In this conversation, Bacon explores:
• The “storm of the century” that doomed the Mighty Fitz with 100 mph winds and 50-foot waves.
• How Great Lakes shipping once powered the American economy after WWII.
• The most likely causes of the sinking, based on extensive research and interviews.
• The moving stories of the sailors, their families, and the loved ones left behind.
• Why the Edmund Fitzgerald remains America’s most-mourned maritime disaster.
📖 Based on over 100 interviews and meticulous archival research, The Gales of November is both an emotional tribute and a page-turning narrative history of one of the most iconic tragedies in U.S. history.
Perfect for fans of maritime history, true disaster stories, the Great Lakes, and narrative nonfiction.

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