# John U. Bacon (Part Two)

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Podcast: [Vital Voices](https://stenobird.com/podcast/vital-voices-6695622)
Published: 2026-02-11T23:51:25+00:00
Episode link: https://www.wets.org/podcast/vital-voices/2026-02-11/john-u-bacon-part-two
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## Resource

In part two of our conversation, John U. Bacon, author of the bestselling book The Gales of November, discusses factors that led to the sinking of the freighter Edmund Fitzgerald on Lake Superior on November 10, 1975.

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