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CRYSTAL FALLS -- The Crystal Falls Community District Library, in partnership with the U.P. Publishers & Authors Association has scheduled author events with winners of the U.P. Notable Book List.
The 61st event will be at 7 p.m. Eastern/6 p.m. Central today with Mikel B. Classen, known as "The Yooper History Hunter."
His book, "Piracy on the Great Lakes: True Tales of Freshwater Pirates," contains dozens of stories of robbery, kidnapping, and mayhem. Each story is well documented by newspaper accounts, restored photos and lithographs and first-person diaries recorded a hundred years ago. Join the event for a final sail on the USS Michigan, the only ironclad steamship on the Great Lakes, as she dishes out justice to those who would threaten life and commerce in the wild Midwest.
Everyone is invited to join the Book Club by using the signup form on the sidebar of www.UPNotable.com to enter an email address and other contact information. Those who sign up for the author series automatically receive an exclusive Zoom link a week before the event.
The library recommends borrowing a copy of "Piracy on the Great Lakes" from thelocal library or purchasing it from a local bookseller in advance to get the most out of these events.
Classen is an award-winning author, historian, photographer and publisher whose passion for Michigan's Upper Peninsula shines through every project. He’s the author of "Grand Island: Island of History and Mystery," "Points North: Discover Hidden Campgrounds, Natural Wonders, and Waterways of the Upper Peninsula," and "Yooper Ale Trails."
Sharon Brunner's review at U.P. Book Review states, "I recommend 'Piracy on the Great Lakes' for its detailed account of James Jesse Strang's reign of terror, because it describes the various types of piracy concerning the Great Lakes, provides information about piracy during the fur trading days, and provides information about the timber pirates. Piracy has been a point of interest for many people because of the danger and the appalling behavior of pirates. Some of the pirates lived respectful lives at certain points. Others, like Strang, gained great power and prestige. The nerve and ambition of the timber pirates have proven to be simply amazing. Back when canoes were the main means of transportation on the Great Lakes, how did people in canoes overtake others and steal their furs? Did they use larger boats? It is heartbreaking to learn that what people spend their lives accumulating can be taken away in one evening by a group of pirates. Especially in an area as pristine as the Great Lakes. Classen's research in Piracy on the Great Lakes has indeed uncovered the true tales of freshwater pirates."
Read the rest of Brunner's review online at U.P. Book Review, https://www.upbookreview.com/.
More information about the U.P. Notable Book list, U.P. Book Review, and UPPAA can be found on www.UPNotable.com.