Sailing Into History: Great Lakes Bulk Carriers of the Twentieth Century and the Crews Who Sailed Them

by Frank Boles

Book Overview

The Great Lakes create a vast transportation network that supports a massive shipping industry. In this volume, seamanship, cargo, competition, cooperation, technology, engineering, business, unions, government decisions, and international agreements all come together to create a story of unrivaled interest about the Great Lakes ships and the crews that sailed them in the twentieth century. This complex and multifaceted tale begins in iron and coal...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 161186223X
• ISBN13: 9781611862232
• Release Date: January 2017
• Publisher: Michigan State University Press
• Length: 234 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.1"