The Christmas Tree Ship
Title | The Christmas Tree Ship PDF eBook |
Author | Carol Crane |
Publisher | Sleeping Bear Press |
Total Pages | 34 |
Release | 2011-09-19 |
Genre | Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | 1410365751 |
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. Carol Crane's many books for Sleeping Bear Press include the best-selling P is for Pilgrim: A Thanksgiving Alphabet and The Handkerchief Quilt. As a literacy advocate, Carol speaks at schools and conferences. She lives in North Carolina. Chris Ellison has illustrated children's picture books and adult historical fiction for nearly 20 years. His book Let Them Play was a 2006 Notable Social Studies Trade Book for Young People. Chris lives in Mississippi.
The Christmas Tree Ship
Title | The Christmas Tree Ship PDF eBook |
Author | Jeanette Winter |
Publisher | Puffin Books |
Total Pages | 0 |
Release | 1998 |
Genre | Authors, American |
ISBN | 9780698116535 |
Each winter Captain Herman fills his fishing schooner with Christmas trees, sails down Lake Michigan, and delivers the trees to the residents of Chicago.
The Christmas Tree Ship
Title | The Christmas Tree Ship PDF eBook |
Author | Rochelle M. Pennington |
Publisher | The Guest Cottage, Inc. |
Total Pages | 48 |
Release | 2002-10 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 9781930596191 |
Every year Captain Herman Schuenemann and his 'Christmas Tree Ship' would bring a load of fresh Christmas trees from Michigan to Chicago. But in 1912, the fully loaded ship was unable to withstand a winter storm and sank in Lake Michigan near Two Rivers, Wisconsin.
The Legend of the Christmas Ship
Title | The Legend of the Christmas Ship PDF eBook |
Author | Carl Behrend |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 358 |
Release | 2005 |
Genre | Great Lakes (North America) |
ISBN | 9780972821292 |
The Christmas Tree Ship
Title | The Christmas Tree Ship PDF eBook |
Author | Judith Flesvig Merwald |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 17 |
Release | 1993-12-01 |
Genre | Christmas stories |
ISBN | 9780964385900 |
Each winter the fishing schooner Rouse Simmons is filled with Christmas trees and sailed down Lake Michigan, then the trees are delivered to the residents of Chicago.
O Christmas Tree
Title | O Christmas Tree PDF eBook |
Author | Jacqueline Farmer |
Publisher | Charlesbridge Publishing |
Total Pages | 35 |
Release | 2010 |
Genre | Christmas trees |
ISBN | 1580892388 |
Recounts the traditions and folklore surrounding the Christmas tree, including its origin, customs around the world, and the activities that take place on a Christmas tree farm.
The Christmas Tugboat
Title | The Christmas Tugboat PDF eBook |
Author | George Matteson |
Publisher | Houghton Mifflin Harcourt |
Total Pages | 53 |
Release | 2012 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | 0618992154 |
A New York Harbor tugboat captain and his family take the tug up the Hudson River to pick up and tow the barge carrying the enormous Christmas tree that will be displayed at Rockefeller Center.