Great Lakes Ships We Remember
Author | : Marine Historical Society of Detroit |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 432 |
Release | : 1984 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : Marine Historical Society of Detroit |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 432 |
Release | : 1984 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Peter J. Van der Linden |
Publisher | : Cleveland : Freshwater Press |
Total Pages | : 426 |
Release | : 1984 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 9780912514253 |
Author | : S. J. Dowling |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : |
Release | : 1979-03 |
Genre | : Great Lakes (North America) |
ISBN | : 9780912514017 |
Author | : Peter J. Van der Linden |
Publisher | : Cleveland : Freshwater Press |
Total Pages | : 421 |
Release | : 1994 |
Genre | : Great Lakes (North America) |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Detroit Marine Historical Society Staff |
Publisher | : Freshwater Press |
Total Pages | : 400 |
Release | : 1994-01-01 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9780912514505 |
Author | : Dan Egan |
Publisher | : W. W. Norton & Company |
Total Pages | : 384 |
Release | : 2017-03-07 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 0393246442 |
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 |
Total Pages | : 394 |
Release | : 2002 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 9780804742405 |
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 |
Total Pages | : 428 |
Release | : 2004-04-13 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 9780814332269 |
A historically accurate, well-rounded picture of shipwrecks on the Great Lakes.
Author | : Michael Schumacher |
Publisher | : U of Minnesota Press |
Total Pages | : 214 |
Release | : 2013-11-01 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1452940452 |
On Thursday, November 6, the Detroit News forecasted “moderate to brisk” winds for the Great Lakes. On Friday, the Port Huron Times-Herald predicted a “moderately severe” storm. Hourly the warnings became more and more dire. Weather forecasting was in its infancy, however, 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. The ultimate story of man versus nature, November’s Fury recounts the dramatic events that unfolded over those four days in 1913, as captains eager—or at times forced—to finish the season tried to outrun the massive storm that sank, stranded, or demolished dozens of boats and claimed the lives of more than 250 sailors. This is an account of incredible seamanship under impossible conditions, of inexplicable blunders, heroic rescue efforts, and the sad aftermath of recovering bodies washed ashore and paying tribute to those lost at sea. It is a tragedy made all the more real by the voices of men—now long deceased—who sailed through and survived the storm, and by a remarkable array of photographs documenting the phenomenal damage this not-so-perfect storm wreaked. The consummate storyteller of Great Lakes lore, Michael Schumacher at long last brings this violent storm to terrifying life, from its first stirrings through its slow-mounting destructive fury to its profound aftereffects, many still felt to this day.
Author | : Mark L. Thompson |
Publisher | : Wayne State University Press |
Total Pages | : 244 |
Release | : 1991 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 9780814323595 |
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.