Schumacher, Michael

A biography of three-time All-American for DePaul University and six-time professional champion basketball player, George Mikan, that chronicles his life and basketball career, first with the Chicago Gears and later with the Minneapolis Lakers between 1946 and 1956.

Biography of blues guitarist Eric Clapton, discussing his birth and early life in London, the influences that have contributed to his long-lived career, and his personal struggles with addiction and tragedy.

Biography of internationally acclaimed 1960s folksinger-activist Phil Ochs, focusing on the importance of his songs addressing the civil rights, anti-war, and labor movements, and discussing his childhood and family life, and his later depression which drove him to take his own life in 1976.

The initial weather forecast for the Great Lakes on November 6, 1913 was moderate to brisk winds. On Friday a moderately severe storm was predicted. Soon the warnings became more dire hour-by-hour. Weather forecasting was in its infancy then, and radio communication was not much better. By the time it became clear that a freshwater hurricane of epic proportions was developing, the storm was well on its way to becoming the deadliest in Great Lakes maritime history. Over four days the storm claimed the lives of over 250 sailors.