Tragedy and Triumph on the Great Lakes

$29.95

Subject: Transportation

Author: Gebhart, Richard

Publisher: Michigan State University Press

Date Published: 02-2024

ISBN: 1611864836 | EAN: 9781611864830

BasicBinding: Paperback

Features: Bibliography, Index | Pages: 126

Annotation: Richard Gebhart traces little-known voyages of Great Lakes ships that sailed the Atlantic beginning in the 1850s. He recovers the voices of long-ago ship captains, along with their cargo manifests and itineraries. Among many other lost tales, Gebhart brings to light the rise of oil tankers, marking the great twentieth-century energy transition in shipping. A must-read for Great Lakes shipping fans.

Richard Gebhart traces little-known voyages of Great Lakes ships that sailed the Atlantic beginning in the 1850s. He recovers the voices of long-ago ship captains, along with their cargo manifests and itineraries. Among many other lost tales, Gebhart brings to light the rise of oil tankers, marking the great twentieth-century energy transition in shipping. A must-read for Great Lakes shipping fans.

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