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The Christmas Tree Ship

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Product Code: 9781585362851
ISBN13: 9781585362851
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The Christmas Tree Ship

$15.95
 

On November 21, 1912, the schooner Rouse Simmons set sail from a small northern Michigan town across Lake Michigan. Affectionately dubbed the "Christmas Tree Ship," this was an annual trek for the Rouse Simmons. With its cargo of Christmas trees, the ship was bound for Chicago. There Captain Herman Scheunemann would sell the trees for 50 cents or $1.00 and even gave many away to needy families. But the schooner never makes its destination. The Rouse Simmons, with all hands and cargo, disappears into the cold waters. The ship's wreckage is not found until 1971.

Drawing from stories told by her grandfather, author Carol Crane weaves a fictional tale based on the true events of the doomed schooner. And she explains how the captain's widow went on to continue his tradition of delivering holiday trees to Chicago in this beautifully illustrated Christmas classic.




Author: Carol Crane
Publisher: Sleeping Bear Press
Publication Date: Sep 08, 2011
Number of Pages: 32 pages
Binding: Hardback or Cased Book
ISBN-10: 1585362859
ISBN-13: 9781585362851
 

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