Book Talk: Wrecked: The Edmund Fitzgerald and the Sinking of American Economy (V) [ROC]

Join us for a discussion with Author Tom Nelson on his book, Wrecked: The Edmund Fitzgerald and the Sinking of the American Economy.  Nelson, currently Outagamie County Executive and a former Wisconsin state legislator, is the author or co-author of numerous books. He and co-author Jerald Podair, a UW-Milwaukee professor emeritus, reexamined the 1975 sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald on Lake Superior as a maritime tragedy and symptom of America’s industrial decline. 

If you have preliminary questions for the speaker, please send to Program Coordinator Scott Hildebrand at scott.h.hildebrand@gmail.com by Monay November 2.

Food Pantry Contributions:

Checks payable to UW-Foundation, with "Open Seat" on the memo line may be mailed to UWRA, 21 North Park Street, Room 7205, Madison, WI 53715-1218.

Registration Deadline:

Friday, October 30, 2026

Registration:

Advance registration is required.  You are encouraged to register online.  To register by phone or email, call the Association office. If you or your guest registered for this seminar but cannot attend, please cancel your registration online, or email/call the UWRA office.

UW-Madison Retirement Association
21 N Park St, Room 7205
Madison WI 53715-1218
608-262-0641
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