True Tales of the Great Lakes

by Dwight Boyer

Book Overview

Here is another of Dwight Boyer's books on the world's largest inland seas. His painstaking research has uncovered many long-forgotten adventures and tragedies of freshwater ships and sailors. He... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0396063721
• ISBN13: 9780396063728
• Release Date: January 1971
• Publisher: Dodd Mead
• Length: 340 Pages
• Weight: 1.24 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Captivating Tales

Mr. Boyer tells a lively story and weaves his interest throughout this work. The tragedies of days gone by are beautifully written in this highly entertaining book. As one who enjoys sailing on Lake Erie as often as possible, I can only hope I never succumb to the horrors of those since past! These stories are both captivating and thought provoking.

entertaining and historical

Dwight brings the history of Great Lakes shipping to life in this book. His reseach has uncovered many long-forgotten adventures and tragedies of an earlier era. The author is also a great story teller, so the reading is entertaining aswell as being historically based.