A fully accredited ocean : essays on the Great Lakes / Victoria Brehm, editor.

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Book
Language
English
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Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, ©1998.
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249 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

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    In this collection, Victoria Brehm has brought together scholars and writers from Canada and the United States to explore the fascinating maritime history of the Great Lakes. The essays in "A Fully Accredited Ocean" answer many questions about life, shipping, and the economy of the Great Lakes and offer insight and knowledge reflecting decades of accumulated research and study. From the outset, the reader will see that Great Lakes maritime history is a good deal more than storms and shipwrecks. The issues presented here address the fundamentals of existence of life on the lakes for a period of nearly two centuries. These essays bring to light some of the massive disruptions that affected the Great Lakes region as it became one of the most industrialized areas on the continent. The essayists explore the culture of the lakes through the archaeological investigation of the War of 1812 brig Jefferson, women on the lakes, fishing crafts of Isle Royale, and through personal narrative that touches on the competing concerns of occupational fisherman, sports enthusiasts, lake biologists, and the state.
    Bibliographic references
    Includes bibliographical references and index.
    Contents
    • Captain Ridgely's command : the archaeology of the War of 1812 Brig Jefferson / Kevin Crisman
    • Towing with steam tugs : an aspect of the great lakes commercial trade under sail / Edward S. Warner
    • Cooks and ladies' maids : women in sail and steam on the great lakes in the nineteenth century / Patrick Folkes
    • The weakest link : the Detroit & Milwaukee railroad's Lake Michigan ferry / Paul Trap
    • "A prosperous season" : investment in Canadian Great Lakes shipping, 1900-1914 / M. Stephen Salmon
    • Technological innovation in Great Lakes shipping : Leathem D. Smith and the rise of the self-unloader / William Lafferty
    • The boats that were my friends ; the fishing craft of Isle Royale / Hawk Tolson
    • Fisherman in court : personal narrative and occupational rights / Timothy Lloyd.
    ISBN
    • 0472107097 ((acid-free paper))
    • 9780472107094 ((acid-free paper))
    LCCN
    97025396
    OCLC
    37141241
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