Guardian of the Great Lakes: The U.S. Paddle Frigate Michigan

by Bradley A. Rodgers

Book Overview

Guardian of the Great Lakes is the saga of the USS Michigan, an archetype iron-hulled war steamer launched in 1843. Its mission was to patrol the ofttimes volatile Great Lakes region, quelling port town civil disturbances, while at the same time rescuing both Canadian and American ships in distress.

The Michigan found itself unavoidably attracted to calamity, leaving in its wake a collection of eyewitness accounts to...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0472066072
• ISBN13: 9780472066070
• Release Date: May 1996
• Publisher: University of Michigan Regional
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 8.9"