I grew up listening to Gordon Lightfoot and the song he wrote about this tragedy is one of my favorites. This book is about what actually happened before and after the shipwreck with some postulating of what may have happened to cause the wreck. It’s a well-researched, readable book that is very clear about what is known and not known. The author doesn’t speculate, he just lets you know what the facts are, and since so little is known about the actual sinking, it doesn’t turn into a traumafest. It’s a great story about a community and culture with a lot of Great Lakes boat lore tossed in as well.