{"product_id":"torn-in-two-the-sinking-of-the-daniel-j-morrell-and-one-mans-survival-on-the-open-sea-9781517904487","title":"Torn in Two: The Sinking of the Daniel J. Morrell","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eDennis Hale reached the dock just in time to see the \u003ci\u003eDaniel J. Morrell \u003c\/i\u003eheading out to open waters, a 600-foot freighter that had plied the waters for sixty years, carrying ore from Minnesota’s Iron Range to steel firms around the Great Lakes. The twenty-six-year-old watchman had, quite literally, missed the boat—which meant scrambling to rejoin the \u003ci\u003eMorrell\u003c\/i\u003e at its next stop or forfeiting a good chunk of his pay package. Seventy-two hours later, Hale would find himself clinging to a life raft alongside the frozen bodies of his crewmates in the violent waves of Lake Huron. The boat would not be reported missing for another twenty-seven hours and by the time the life raft was found, Dennis Hale would remain as the sole survivor of the wreck of the \u003ci\u003eDaniel J. Morrell\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is life-and-death drama on the inland sea as only Michael Schumacher can tell it. In \u003ci\u003eTorn in Two\u003c\/i\u003e the great Lakes historian recreates the circumstances surrounding the terrible storm of November 29, 1966, that broke the mighty freighter in half, sending twenty-five of the \u003ci\u003eMorrell\u003c\/i\u003e’s twenty-nine-man crew to their deaths and consigning the surviving four to the freezing raft where all but Hale would perish. At the heart of \u003ci\u003eTorn in Two\u003c\/i\u003e are the terrible hours spent by Hale on the life raft with his crewmen, clinging to life for thirty-eight hours in freezing temperatures and wearing only a peacoat, life jacket, and boxer shorts. The fight to save Hale and find the others, the Coast Guard hearings into what happened, the discovery of the wreckage—Schumacher’s vivid narrative captures every harrowing detail and curious fact of the \u003ci\u003eMorrell\u003c\/i\u003e’s demise, finally doing justice to this epic shipwreck fifty years past.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Michael Schumacher's latest book is tragic, gripping, and hard to put down. He captures the fury of the Great Lakes as a winter storm rips a steel hull in two and tosses the crew into the lake’s cold, dark maw. What happens next is a true survival tale.\"—Cary Griffith, author of \u003ci\u003eSavage Minnesota \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eLost in the Wild\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Schumacher provides depth and reality to the story that he tempers with engaging writing.\"—\u003ci\u003eGreat Lakes Echo\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"For wreck junkies, this is a treasure trove.\"—\u003ci\u003eStar Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This remarkable and tragic true story will be appreciated by those who enjoy Great Lakes history.\"—\u003ci\u003eGreen Bay Press-Gazette\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Michael Schumacher delivers a clear and concise account of the tragedy of the \u003ci\u003eDaniel J. Morrell\u003c\/i\u003e. The book is a worthwhile addition to historical study of the wreck of the \u003ci\u003eDaniel J. Morrell\u003c\/i\u003e and to Schumacher’s growing list of Great Lakes shipwreck publications.\" —\u003ci\u003eInland Seas\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"\u003ci\u003eTorn in Two\u003c\/i\u003e is a remarkable book and does a masterful job of closely focusing on the human element of the overall disaster.\" —\u003ci\u003eThe Michigan Historical Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eContents\u003cbr\u003ePrologue: Carelessness and Fate \u003cbr\u003e1. Season of the Witch \u003cbr\u003e2. Lost\u003cbr\u003e3. Gauntlets of Hope and Despair\u003cbr\u003e4. Public Autopsy: The Coast Guard Hearings\u003cbr\u003eAfterword\u003cbr\u003eCrew of the \u003ci\u003eDaniel J. Morrell\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGlossary\u003cbr\u003eMarine Board of Investigation Report\u003cbr\u003eSources and Acknowledgments\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Minnesota Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51040954843479,"sku":"9781517904487","price":14.24,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781517904487.jpg?v=1750948391","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/torn-in-two-the-sinking-of-the-daniel-j-morrell-and-one-mans-survival-on-the-open-sea-9781517904487","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}