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Author : William Hainstock Law
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 58 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 ( download)
Download or read book Heroes of the Great Lakes written by William Hainstock Law and published by . This book was released on 1906 with total page 58 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Dan Egan
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN 13 : 0393246442
Total Pages : 384 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (932 download)
Download or read book The Death and Life of the Great Lakes written by Dan Egan and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2017-03-07 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 : William Hainstock Law
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 60 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (555 download)
Download or read book Heroes of the Great Lakes written by William Hainstock Law and published by . This book was released on 1906 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Wayne Louis Kadar
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781892384515
Total Pages : 201 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (845 download)
Download or read book Great Lakes Heroes and Villains written by Wayne Louis Kadar and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 201 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This book tells the tales of some of each, heroes who risked all to save the lives of others and those whose lust for money justified their lack of morals. There are the courageous men and women of the United State[s] and Canadian Life-Saving Service and Coast Guard who have heroically risked their lives when the lives of others were in peril. In contrast to the heroics some people have displayed, the Great Lakes have seen some very evil people as well. There were pirates who took ships and cargo by force or lured unsuspecting ships to run up on rocky shoals to be destroyed by the pounding surf, lumber thieves who would clear cut vast tracks of forests which they did not own and gangsters who controlled prostitution, illegal liquor trade, murder for hire, sale of drugs and anything else illegal and who would kill to protect their profits"--P. [4] of cover.
Author : Bruce Jenvey
Publisher : CreateSpace
ISBN 13 : 148401541X
Total Pages : 126 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (84 download)
Download or read book Heroes and Haunts of the Great Lakes written by Bruce Jenvey and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2013-04-02 with total page 126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For ten years, Bruce Jenvey explored the Great Lakes as a journalist for Great Lakes Cruiser Magazine. Along the way, he collected stories of the little-known heroes and in some cases, forgotten history that helped shape the two nations that share this famed waterway. Here is a handpicked collection of Bruce's favorite stories from his travels, stories of inspiration, ingenious innovation and valiant courage against all odds. These are the stories of The Cable, Albert Ocha, The Great Farini, The Battle of Lake Erie, The Lorain Tornado and more. Here are tales of humor and lessons learned like The Wreck Of The Gunilda and The Day Dave Bombed Detroit. There are legends, too, such as The Maid Of The Mist and Nanabosho, The Sleeping Giant, as well as the haunting at The Olde Angel Inn and The Ghosts Of Fort George. Here are over forty such stories in total that will surprise you, thrill you, and become part of your own Great Lakes Heritage...
Author : Frederick Stonehouse
Publisher : Lake Superior Port Cities
ISBN 13 : 9780942235586
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (355 download)
Download or read book Wreck Ashore written by Frederick Stonehouse and published by Lake Superior Port Cities. This book was released on 2003-06 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : William Hainstock Law
Publisher : Palala Press
ISBN 13 : 9781378517123
Total Pages : 60 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (171 download)
Download or read book Heroes Of The Great Lakes written by William Hainstock Law and published by Palala Press. This book was released on 2018-02-22 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Author : Tea Krulos
Publisher : Chicago Review Press
ISBN 13 : 1613747780
Total Pages : 306 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (137 download)
Download or read book Heroes in the Night written by Tea Krulos and published by Chicago Review Press. This book was released on 2013-10-01 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Watchman didn't arrive in a Batmobile but drove a tan, four-door Pontiac. He was in costume, of course—a trench coat, motorcycle gloves, army boots, a domino mask, and a red hooded sweatshirt emblazoned with a W logo. Journalist Tea Krulos had spoken to him over the phone but never face-to-mask. By the end of the interview, he wasn't sure if the Watchman was delightfully eccentric or completely crazy. But he was going to find out. Heroes in the Night traces Krulos's journey into the strange subculture of Real Life Superheroes, random citizens who have adopted comic book&–style personas and hit the streets to fight injustice. Some concentrate on humanitarian or activist missions—helping the homeless, gathering donations for food banks, or delivering toys to children—while others actively patrol their neighborhoods looking for crime to fight. By day, these modern Clark Kents work as dishwashers, pencil pushers, and executives in Fortune 500 companies. But by night, only the Shadow knows. Well, the Shadow and Tea Krulos. Through historical research, extensive interviews, and many long hours walking patrol in Brooklyn, Seattle, San Diego, Minneapolis, and Vancouver, British Columbia, Krulos discovered what being a RLSH is all about. He shares not only their shining, triumphant moments but some of their ill-advised, terrifying disasters as well. It's all part of the life of a superhero. As the Watchman explains, &“If everyone made little changes in what they did, gave a little more to charity, watched out for their neighbors, we wouldn't have the problems that we have.&”
Author : Nelson Haydamacker
Publisher : University of Michigan Press
ISBN 13 : 0472026429
Total Pages : 154 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (72 download)
Download or read book Deckhand written by Nelson Haydamacker and published by University of Michigan Press. This book was released on 2010-05-25 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Long before popular television shows such as Dirty Jobs and The Deadliest Catch, everyday men and women---the unsung heroes of the job world---toiled in important but mostly anonymous jobs. One of those jobs was deckhand on the ore boats. With numerous photographs and engaging stories, Deckhand offers an insider's view of both the mundane and the intriguing duties performed by deckhands on these gritty cargo vessels. Boisterous port saloons, monster ice jams, near drownings, and the daily drudgery of soogeying---cleaning dirt and grime off the ships---are just a few of the experiences Mickey Haydamacker had as a young deckhand working on freighters of the Great Lakes in the early 1960s. Haydamacker sailed five Interlake Steamship Company boats, from the modern Elton Hoyt 2nd to the ancient coal-powered Colonel James Pickands with its backbreaking tarp-covered hatches. Deckhand will appeal to shipping buffs and to anyone interested in Great Lakes shipping and maritime history as it chronicles the adventures of living on the lakes from the seldom-seen view of a deckhand. Mickey Haydamacker spent his youth as a deckhand sailing on the freighters of the Great Lakes. During the 1962 and '63 seasons Nelson sailed five different Interlake Steamship Company ore boats. He later went on to become an arson expert with the Michigan State Police, retiring with the rank of Detective Sergeant. Alan D. Millar, to whom Haydamacker related his tale of deckhanding, spent his career as a gift store owner and often wrote copy for local newspaper, TV, and radio.
Author : Ed Butts
Publisher : Tundra Books
ISBN 13 : 1770492593
Total Pages : 90 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (74 download)
Download or read book Shipwrecks, Monsters, and Mysteries of the Great Lakes written by Ed Butts and published by Tundra Books. This book was released on 2011-01-11 with total page 90 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1679, a French ship called the Griffon left Green Bay on Lake Michigan, bound for Niagara with a cargo of furs. Neither the Griffon nor the five-man crew was ever seen again. Though the Griffon’s fate remains a mystery, its disappearance was probably the result of the first shipwreck on a Great Lake. Since then, more than six thousand vessels, large and small, have met tragic ends on the Great Lakes. For many years, saltwater mariners scoffed at the freshwater sailors of the Great Lakes, “puddles” compared to the vast oceans. But those who actually worked on the Great Lakes ships knew differently. Shoals and reefs, uncharted rocks, and sandbars could snare a ship or rip open a hull. Unpredictable winds could capsize a vessel at any moment. A ship caught in a storm had much less room to maneuver than did one at sea. The wreckage of ships and the bones of the people who sail them litter the bottoms of the five lakes: Ontario, Erie, Huron, Michigan, and Superior. Ed Butts has gathered stories and lake lore in this fascinating, frightening volume. For anyone living on the shores of the Great Lakes, these tales will inspire a new interest and respect for their storied past.
Author : Gary Bridson-Daley
Publisher : The History Press
ISBN 13 : 0750986573
Total Pages : 323 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (59 download)
Download or read book The Last Heroes written by Gary Bridson-Daley and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2017-11-01 with total page 323 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Second World War is famed for being the conflict that changed the face of warfare, and it is the last that changed the face of the world. In addition to remembering those who passed away in those dark days of war, a sincere debt of gratitude is owed to all those now in their twilight years who gave all that they had for King and Country. In this new and revised third edition, with additional material to celebrate the lives of D-Day and Arnhem veterans, Gary Bridson-Daley presents 46 of over 150 interviews he conducted with veterans over recent years, adding to the history books the words and the original poetry of those who fought and supported the war effort to ensure freedom, peace and prosperity for generations to come. From each corner of the British Isles and every armed service, from Dam Buster George 'Johnny' Johnson through to riveter Susan Jones: heroes, all.
Author : Victoria Brehm
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780984334001
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (34 download)
Download or read book Star Songs and Water Spirits written by Victoria Brehm and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents a collection of folklore, poetry, speeches, songs, fiction, personal narratives, essays, and non-fiction prose by members of the Great Lakes Native nations.
Author : John Brandt Mansfield
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 972 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book History of the Great Lakes ... written by John Brandt Mansfield and published by . This book was released on 1899 with total page 972 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Carmela LaVigna Coyle
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1630762458
Total Pages : 34 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (37 download)
Download or read book Do Princesses and Super Heroes Hit the Trails? written by Carmela LaVigna Coyle and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2016-10-15 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Another fantastic and inspiring book from the author of the Do Princesses...? series! Join our favorite princess and her super hero companion as they explore the national parks and discover that the great outdoors hold a bounty of excitement and adventure!
Author : Dennis Hale
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780692009307
Total Pages : 312 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (93 download)
Download or read book Shipwrecked written by Dennis Hale and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Elaine Latzman Moon
Publisher : Wayne State University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780814324653
Total Pages : 422 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (246 download)
Download or read book Untold Tales, Unsung Heroes written by Elaine Latzman Moon and published by Wayne State University Press. This book was released on 1994 with total page 422 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The tales convey the individual and collective search for equality in education, housing, and employment; struggles against racism; participation in unions and the civil rights movement; and pain and loss that resulted from racial discrimination. By featuring the histories of blacks living in Detroit during the first six decades of the century, this unique oral history contributes immeasurably to our understanding of the development of the city. Arranged chronologically, the book is divided into decades representing significant periods of history in Detroit and in the nation. The period of 1918 to 1927 was marked by mass migration to Detroit, while the country was in the throes of the depression from 1928 to 1937. From 1938 to 1947, World War II and the 1943 race riot profoundly affected the lives of Detroiters. In the decade from 1948 to 1957 the beginnings of civil unrest became apparent.
Author : T. Michael O'Brien
Publisher : United States : Ninth Coast Guard District
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 118 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Guardians of the Eighth Sea written by T. Michael O'Brien and published by United States : Ninth Coast Guard District. This book was released on 1976 with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A history of the U.S. Coast Guard's activities on the Great Lakes.
