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Commercial Ships on the Great Lakes: A Photo Gallery
Contributor(s): Von Riedel, Franz (Author)

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 ISBN: 1583881530     ISBN-13: 9781583881538
Publisher: Enthusiast Books
OUR PRICE: $33.96  

Binding Type: Paperback
Published: November 2005
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Annotation: Millions of tons of cargo have been transported across the five Great Lakes bringing the products and commodities of the Midwestern states and Canadian provinces to markets worldwide. Known for its unique commercial operations, Great Lakes shipping has always relied on the old school uses of single screw tugboats, steam propulsion and incredibly talented engineers and captains who can maneuver their ships in and out of tight quarters and winding rivers. But times are changing on the Great Lakes, and these changes are signaling the end of an era.

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BISAC Categories:
- Transportation | Ships & Shipbuilding - Pictorial
Dewey: 386.5
LCCN: 2005927326
Series: Photo Gallery
Physical Information: 0.47" H x 8.48" W x 11" L (1.50 lbs) 160 pages
Themes:
- Cultural Region - Great Lakes
Features: Illustrated, Price on Product, Table of Contents
 
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For centuries, millions of tons of cargo have moved across the five Great Lakes. The lakes have always held on to the old-school ways of using single screw tugboats, steam propulsion, and incredibly talented engineers and captains who can maneuver their vessels in and out of tight quarters and winding tributaries.

Although the Great Lakes are holding on to their old ways, big changes are occurring and we are at the end of an era.

Original and historic images show ore boats, tugboats, barges, passenger vessels, and workboats at work on the lakes. Final chapters in the boneyard show the near and ultimate demise of these great ships at the end of an era, with newer construction techniques and technically advanced ships replacing the old-timers.
 
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