Author: WARGIN, KATHY-JO & GIJSBERT VAN FRANKENHUYZEN
Title: The Edmund Fitzgerald Song of the Bell
Description: Chelsea, MI: Sleeping Bear Press, 2003. First Edition. First Printing; Hardcover. ISBN: 1585361267. Illustrated by Gijsbert Van Frankenhuyzen.. Color Illustrations; 9 x 11 1/4; Unpaginated pages; Hard cover is illustrated boards, with slight bumping. Black spine with white lettering. Missing DJ. Pages are clean and tight, in sewn binding. Lavishly illustrated with large, mostly full page color pictures. Pages not numbered; 32 pages. 'Gorgeous red and gold warmth entwines with thrashing, raw waves and spray to tell the tragic tale of twenty nine souls struggling against the fury of Lake Superior and of the polished brass bell that forever sounds their farewell'. The Mariners' Church, is a well-known Detroit landmark: Julia Anderson’s will established Mariners’ in 1842 and specified a stone church (built for the ages) with “forever free” pews. It’s now listed in the National Register of Historic Places...Since 1975, Mariners’ Church has created and maintained new traditions for Great Lakes sailors including annual services for Blessing of the Fleet, Navy League Sunday and the Great Lakes Memorial Service.. Very Good+ .

Keywords: 1585361267 Juvenile Literature; Childrens Literature; Picture Books; Naval History; Shipwrecks; Marine; Oceanography; Archaeology; Cul Detroit History; Michigan History; Great Lakes; American History; Marine; Naval; Navi Lake Superior;