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On August 20, 1926 a ferocious gale suddenly struck central Lake Erie placing several commercial ships and sailing yachts in peril. Such a storm might have been expected in March or November. But the unexpected nature of this particular summer storm, coupled with its incredible ferocity wreaked such havoc that locals referred to it as "The August Gale" for decades thereafter. In the pre-dawn hours of Saturday, August 21st, a number of sailors were left fighting for their lives as eighty-mile-per-hour winds and breaking twenty-five-foot waves totally devastated two vessels. By dawn the 241-foot steamship Gerken was gone with only two of her three lifebosts recovered and the sailing yacht Pterodactyl had broken up and foundered. Six men were left swimming in the maelstrom of breaking waves that night as a railroad-car ferry, two U.S. Coast Guard vessels and a luxury passenger liner searched for them. This is the story of the two vessels that were lost and of the men and women who struggled in that storm.
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About the Author
Dr. David Frew is a full professor of organizational behavior at Gannon University in Erie, PA where he has served on the faculty and held a number of administrative posts since 1970. He has written 20 books and more than 100 articles and technical papers. His publications run the gamut from scholarly works to articles in popular magazines such as "Cruising World" and "Sail." An avid sailor, he has raced and cruised his auxiliary sailboat extensively with his wife, three now-grown children and six grandchildren. His books on the maritime history of central Lake Erie have won regional and national awards.
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- PublisherErie County Historical Society & Museums
- Publication date2000
- ISBN 10 1883658381
- ISBN 13 9781883658380
- BindingPaperback
- LanguageEnglish
- Edition number1
- Number of pages290
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