<DIV><DIV><P><I>Many a Midnight Ship</I> brings to life the powerful history of the greatest northern waterway of the North American continent.</p><P>These fourteen stories illustrate the majesty of the Great Lakes and the tragedy bestowed upon its waters. From the "coffin" ship <I>Atlantic</I>, which foundered in 1852 along with some 300 lives, and which salvagers say still has millions of dollars of gold on board, to the burning of the <I>Erie</I> and some 250 Dutch immigrants, to the violent storm that tore the <I>Algoma</I> apart off Isle Royale, where crew and passengers clamored for their lives only twenty yards form shore as treacherous currents prevented most of them from reaching land.</p><P>These stories recount not only the calamities the Great Lakes have seen, but the remarkable acts of heroism, courage, and survival that have arisen when humans defy nature.</P></DIV></DIV>