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Author : Alexander C. Meakin
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Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (1 download)
Download or read book G: the Story of the Great Lakes Towing Co written by Alexander C. Meakin and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Mark L. Thompson
Publisher : Wayne State University Press
ISBN 13 : 0814338356
Total Pages : 411 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (143 download)
Download or read book Steamboats and Sailors of the Great Lakes written by Mark L. Thompson and published by Wayne State University Press. This book was released on 2017-12-01 with total page 411 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Steamboats and Sailors of the Great Lakestraces the evolution of the Great Lakes shipping industry over the last three centuries. The Great Lakes shipping industry can trace its lineage to 1679 with the launching on Lake Erie of the Griffon, a sixty-foot galley weighing nearly fifty tons. Built by LaSalle, a French explorer who had been commissioned to search for a passage through North America to China, it was the first sailing ship to operate on the upper lakes, signaling the dawn of the Great Lakes shipping industry as we know it today. 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 places 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 tat the size of the fleet and the amount of cargo carried have declined dramatically in recent years. Spanning more than three centuries, from LaSalle's voyage in 1679, through 1975 with the mysterious sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald, to life aboard today's thousand-foot behemoths, this important volume documents the evolution of the industry through its "Golden Age" at the end of the nineteenth century to the present, with a downsized U.S. fleet that numbers fewer than seventy vessels.
Author : United States. Interstate Commerce Commission
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Total Pages : 36 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Merchant Marine Bulletin written by United States. Interstate Commerce Commission and published by . This book was released on 1931 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Total Pages : 474 pages
Book Rating : 4.W/5 ( download)
Download or read book American Steamship Company V. Great Lakes Towing Company written by and published by . This book was released on 1964 with total page 474 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Franz Von Riedel
Publisher : Enthusiast Books
ISBN 13 : 9781583881927
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (819 download)
Download or read book Tugboats of the Great Lakes written by Franz Von Riedel and published by Enthusiast Books. This book was released on 2007-06-01 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the early days of commercial navigation on the waterways of the Great Lakes, tugboats have been needed to guide the ships in and out of the newly constructed ports. As the means of transportation progressed from wooden schooners to large steel steamships, the tugboat also grew in size. This book takes an in-depth look into the ancient practices of Great Lakes ice-breaking, ship-assistance and towing. At the turn of the century, the towing industry changed forever with the consolidation of fleets and the design of the low-profile powerful steam ship-docking tug. This "G-Tug" design has become known all around the world and these same 80-year old tugs are still the primary workhorse in most harbors on the Lakes today. Many other designs, unique to the fresh waters of the Great Lakes are profiled in this book. The severe climate of the Great Lakes region is brutal on the equipment and the tugs are built tough, for heavy ice breaking. A new class of powerful Coast Guard ice-breaking tugs came out in the 1940s. Today, many of these "WYTM" class tugs survive in commercial service on the Lakes. The Lakes have always been home to a large fleet of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers tugs. Additionally, U.S. Army auctions have brought many government-class tugs such as LTs, STs, and DPCs to the Lakes in the hands of private and commercial operators. In the rivers that feed the busy port of Chicago and all throughout New York State on the Erie Canal, a rare species of tug can be found-the famous "canallers" which are also featured in this volume.
Author : Eric Hirsimaki
Publisher : MSU Press
ISBN 13 : 1609177142
Total Pages : 696 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Sail, Steam, and Diesel written by Eric Hirsimaki and published by MSU Press. This book was released on 2024-04-01 with total page 696 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Water transportation has played a key role in the Great Lakes region’s settlement and economic growth, from providing entry into the new lake states to offering cheap transportation for the goods they produced. There are numerous tales surrounding the Great Lakes shipping trade, but few storytellers have addressed the factors that influenced the use, design, and evolution of the ships that sailed the inland seas. Sail, Steam, and Diesel: Moving Cargo on the Great Lakes provides a comprehensive overview of the evolution of Great Lakes ships over the centuries, from small birch-bark canoes originally used in the region to the massive thousand-footers of today. The author also looks at the economics of vessel operation in the context of the expanding scope of the shipping industry, which was crucial in catapulting America into becoming an industrial juggernaut. The captains of industry and the sailors whose labor propelled the trade populate this account, which also offers solemn acknowledgment of the high cost paid in both lost ships and lives. Although they might not realize it, millions of Americans have owed their livelihoods to the Great Lakes boats, and this volume is an excellent way to recognize the importance of this regional industry.
Author : Mark L. Thompson
Publisher : Wayne State University Press
ISBN 13 : 0814343376
Total Pages : 232 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (143 download)
Download or read book Queen of the Lakes written by Mark L. Thompson and published by Wayne State University Press. This book was released on 2017-12-01 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Queen of the Lakes is a Great Lake Books publication.
Author : Al Miller
Publisher : Wayne State University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780814328323
Total Pages : 364 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (283 download)
Download or read book Tin Stackers written by Al Miller and published by Wayne State University Press. This book was released on 1999 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tin Stackers tells its story of the role of the U.S. Steel Corporation's largest commercial fleet.
Author : Charles E. Feltner
Publisher : Dearborn, Mich. : Seajay Publications
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 140 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (5 download)
Download or read book Great Lakes Maritime History written by Charles E. Feltner and published by Dearborn, Mich. : Seajay Publications. This book was released on 1982 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : United States. Board of Engineers for Rivers and Harbors
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 98 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (319 download)
Download or read book Transportation Lines on the Great Lakes System, 1951 written by United States. Board of Engineers for Rivers and Harbors and published by . This book was released on 1951 with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Total Pages : 1660 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (334 download)
Download or read book The Coal Dealers' "blue Book" ... written by and published by . This book was released on 1921 with total page 1660 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Commerce. Merchant Marine Subcommittee
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Total Pages : 44 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (319 download)
Download or read book Transportation of Iron Ore on the Great Lakes by Canadian Vessels written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Commerce. Merchant Marine Subcommittee and published by . This book was released on 1941 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Considers (77) H.R. 4632.
Author : United States. Army. Corps of Engineers
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 294 pages
Book Rating : 4.E/5 ( download)
Download or read book Transportation Lines on the Great Lakes System written by United States. Army. Corps of Engineers and published by . This book was released on 1964 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : John Odin Jensen
Publisher : Wisconsin Historical Society
ISBN 13 : 0870209035
Total Pages : 313 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (72 download)
Download or read book Stories from the Wreckage written by John Odin Jensen and published by Wisconsin Historical Society. This book was released on 2019-04-19 with total page 313 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Every shipwreck has a story that extends far beyond its tragic end. The dramatic tales of disaster, heroism, and folly become even more compelling when viewed as junction points in history—connecting to stories about the frontier, the environment, immigration, politics, technology, and industry. In Stories from the Wreckage, John Odin Jensen examines a selection of Great Lakes shipwrecks of the wooden age for a deeper dive into this transformative chapter of maritime history. He mines the archeological evidence and historic record to show how their tragic ends fit in with the larger narrative of Midwestern history. Featuring the underwater photography of maritime archeologist Tamara Thomsen, this vibrant volume is a must-have for shipping enthusiasts as well as anyone interested in the power of water to shape history.
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Total Pages : 1338 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (89 download)
Download or read book The Year-book of Wireless Telegraphy & Telephony written by and published by . This book was released on 1920 with total page 1338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Includes "Literature".
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Total Pages : 680 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Marine Review and Marine Record written by and published by . This book was released on 1907 with total page 680 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Includes section "Book Reviews".
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Total Pages : 936 pages
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Download or read book The Log written by and published by . This book was released on 1952 with total page 936 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
