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Sailing into history : Great Lakes bulk carriers of the twentieth century and the crews who sailed them / Frank Boles.
Author
Boles, Frank, 1951-
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Language
English
Published/Created
East Lansing : Michigan State University Press, [2017]
Description
xi, 221 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates ; 24 cm
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VM393.B7 B65 2017
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Subject(s)
Bulk carrier cargo ships
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Great Lakes (North America)
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History
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20th century
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Ore carriers
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Great Lakes (North America)
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History
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20th century
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Sailors
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Great Lakes (North America)
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History
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20th century
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Shipping
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Great Lakes (North America)
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History
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20th century
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Library of Congress genre(s)
History
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Summary note
"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 Great Lakes ships and the crews that sailed them in the twentieth century."--Book jacket.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 161-213) and index.
Contents
Remaking the lakes to move the cargo
The crew
The ships
Changes aboard
Loading and unloading
Ashore.
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Great Lakes bulk carriers of the twentieth century and the crews who sailed them
ISBN
9781611862232 ((cloth ; : alk. paper))
161186223X ((cloth ; : alk. paper))
LCCN
2016001748
OCLC
935055588
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