Great Lakes Ships We Remember
Author: Marine Historical Society of Detroit
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Published: 1984
Total Pages: 432
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Marine Historical Society of Detroit
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Published: 1984
Total Pages: 432
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Peter J. Van der Linden
Publisher: Cleveland : Freshwater Press
Published: 1984
Total Pages: 426
ISBN-13: 9780912514253
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: S. J. Dowling
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Published: 1979-03
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ISBN-13: 9780912514017
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Peter J. Van der Linden
Publisher: Cleveland : Freshwater Press
Published: 1994
Total Pages: 421
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Detroit Marine Historical Society Staff
Publisher: Freshwater Press
Published: 1994-01-01
Total Pages: 400
ISBN-13: 9780912514505
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Dan Egan
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Published: 2017-03-07
Total Pages: 384
ISBN-13: 0393246442
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →New York Times Bestseller Winner of the Los Angeles Times Book Prize Winner of the J. Anthony Lukas Award "Nimbly splices together history, science, reporting and personal experiences into a taut and cautiously hopeful narrative.… Egan’s book is bursting with life (and yes, death)." —Robert Moor, New York Times Book Review The Great Lakes—Erie, Huron, Michigan, Ontario, and Superior—hold 20 percent of the world’s supply of surface fresh water and provide sustenance, work, and recreation for tens of millions of Americans. But they are under threat as never before, and their problems are spreading across the continent. The Death and Life of the Great Lakes is prize-winning reporter Dan Egan’s compulsively readable portrait of an ecological catastrophe happening right before our eyes, blending the epic story of the lakes with an examination of the perils they face and the ways we can restore and preserve them for generations to come.
Author: George Woodman Hilton
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Published: 2002
Total Pages: 394
ISBN-13: 9780804742405
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This is the definitive account of the rise, fall, and extinction of steam passenger transportation on Lake Michigan from its origin in the late 1840s to the demise of the last steamers in 1970.
Author: Mark L. Thompson
Publisher: Wayne State University Press
Published: 2004-04-13
Total Pages: 428
ISBN-13: 9780814332269
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →A historically accurate, well-rounded picture of shipwrecks on the Great Lakes.
Author: Mark L. Thompson
Publisher: Wayne State University Press
Published: 1991
Total Pages: 244
ISBN-13: 9780814323595
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Steamboats and Sailors of the Great Lakes is the most thorough and factual study of the Great Lakes shipping industry written this century. Author Mark L. Thompson tells the fascinating story of the world's most efficient bulk transportation system, describing the Great Lakes freighters, the cargoes of the great ships, and the men and women who have served as crew. He documents the dramatic changes that have taken place in the industry and looks at the critical role that Great Lakes shipping plays in the economic well-being of the U.S. and Canada, despite the fact that the size of the fleet and the amount of cargo carried have declined dramatically in recent years.
Author: Constance M. Jerlecki
Publisher: Inland Expressions
Published: 2017-02-10
Total Pages: 196
ISBN-13: 1939150183
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →One of the most prominent geographical features of North America, the Great Lakes played a pivotal role in the economic and industrial development of Canada and the United States. While allowing the establishment of a highly efficient transportation system, these freshwater seas have also proven particularly unforgiving when stirred up by the forces of nature. Capable of producing some of the most treacherous conditions faced by mariners anywhere on the globe, the Great Lakes have claimed thousands of vessels since the earliest days of navigation on their waters. Sailing Into Disaster details the stories of ten vessels that met their demise without leaving a single survivor. Ranging from early wooden schooners to steel steamships, the tales included in this volume represent not only the perils faced by these vessels but also their crews prior to the advent of modern navigation equipment. While a few of their number have been uncovered through concerted search efforts, the majority of these lost ships remain elusively hidden in the watery depths of these landlocked oceans. Among others, this book includes the loss of an early Great Lakes schooner on Lake Superior, the mysterious disappearance of a steel steamer that sparked tales of it becoming a wandering ghost ship, the unexplained sinking of two naval trawlers, a small tugboat that sailed into oblivion on Lake Erie, and a self-unloading bulk carrier that remains missing in the depths of Lake Michigan to this very day. A lifelong resident of Michigan, Constance M. Jerlecki has written four books concerning the history of the state she calls home. This is her first book on Great Lakes shipwrecks.