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1850: Death on Erie: The Saga of the G.p. Griffith
"There have been more than 25,000 shipwrecks on the Great Lakes. Beginning with the foundering of LaSalle�s Griffon on a storm-tossed Lake Huron in 1679, to the sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald in a gale wracked Lake Superior nearly three centuries later, these huge fresh water seas have taken a tremendous toll.
On a warm spring night, at a cost of 287 lives, the single greatest loss of life on Lake Erie, and the third greatest loss on all the Great Lakes, occurred with the wreck of the G.P. Griffith.
The story of the Griffith has been all but lost in the mists of time. Previous accounts of the disaster, for the most part, range from inaccurate to fanciful. Writers have rushed to judgment in order to place culpability, with little or no documentation, evidentiary process, and logic being used. Still others have merely regurgitated the contemporary, albeit inaccurate, accounts.
Out of all the shipwrecks on the Great Lakes, the most compelling of all occurred in eight feet of water, 220 yards from shore; the wreck of the G.P. Griffith."
On a warm spring night, at a cost of 287 lives, the single greatest loss of life on Lake Erie, and the third greatest loss on all the Great Lakes, occurred with the wreck of the G.P. Griffith.
The story of the Griffith has been all but lost in the mists of time. Previous accounts of the disaster, for the most part, range from inaccurate to fanciful. Writers have rushed to judgment in order to place culpability, with little or no documentation, evidentiary process, and logic being used. Still others have merely regurgitated the contemporary, albeit inaccurate, accounts.
Out of all the shipwrecks on the Great Lakes, the most compelling of all occurred in eight feet of water, 220 yards from shore; the wreck of the G.P. Griffith."
106 pages, Paperback
First published March 1, 2011
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J.E. Hopkins
16 books16 followersI have been writing ever since I can remember. It has always been a passion of mine. It's the perfect way to express whatever emotions I'm feeling for which I cannot vocalize. Writing is my true voice. It's also an avenue to let loose the creative juices that are constantly flowing but that have no place in my primary profession.
I am a full-time practicing attorney in New York. My original plan when I began college at New York University was to become a sports reporter. That dream eventually passed (although my interest has not waned) and I went to law school immediately after completing my undergraduate degree. Ever since then I have been practicing law and enjoying every moment of the profession. Although I loved the law, I missed the excitement of creative writing—telling stories and evoking emotions with words. That inspired me to finally realize my dream of writing a novel.
In 2007 I published my first novel, The Broken. It's an emotional story of a young woman's journey to overcome the devastation of years of horrid child abuse at the hands of her uncle. At the time, I had not intended on writing another story, but reawakening my love of writing led me to create Lover's Betrayal. As long as that desire is there, I will continue to write stories I hope others enjoy as much as I enjoy creating them.
I am a full-time practicing attorney in New York. My original plan when I began college at New York University was to become a sports reporter. That dream eventually passed (although my interest has not waned) and I went to law school immediately after completing my undergraduate degree. Ever since then I have been practicing law and enjoying every moment of the profession. Although I loved the law, I missed the excitement of creative writing—telling stories and evoking emotions with words. That inspired me to finally realize my dream of writing a novel.
In 2007 I published my first novel, The Broken. It's an emotional story of a young woman's journey to overcome the devastation of years of horrid child abuse at the hands of her uncle. At the time, I had not intended on writing another story, but reawakening my love of writing led me to create Lover's Betrayal. As long as that desire is there, I will continue to write stories I hope others enjoy as much as I enjoy creating them.
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July 10, 2013
Interesting, I knew something of the Griffith wreck in 1850-the aftermath of the mass grave and the stories of some of the survivors and those not so luck were interesting. Hopkins writing was occasionally a bit more rose colored than I like-but overall Id certainly recommend it to someone interested in Lake Erie history.
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