Tragedy and Triumph on the Great Lakes / Richard Gebhart.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gebhart, Richard (Independent historian), author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sailing ships--Great Lakes (North America)--19th century--History.

Sailing ships.

Steamboats--Great Lakes (North America)--History--20th century.

Steamboats.

Steamboats--Great Lakes (North America)--History--19th century.

Tankers--Great Lakes (North America)--History--20th century.

Tankers.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (127 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

East Lansing, Michigan : Michigan State University Press, [2024]

Summary:

"Richard Gebhart traces the Atlantic-bound voyages of Great Lakes ships, recovering the voices of long-ago ship captains, along with their cargo manifests and itineraries. Drawing on research in old newspapers and maritime archives, he traces the construction of new ships and shipyards, the comings and goings and travails of the lakes' workhorses, and makes a visit to a boneyard where many ships ended their lives. Among many other lost tales, Gebhart brings back to light the rise of oil tankers, marking the great twentieth-century energy transition in shipping"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Preface

Acknowledgments

The Lady Elgin, 1859

Detroit to Constantinople

Doppelgangers to the Bitter End

The Ice-Bucking Steamship Aurania

Boneyard on the Detroit River

Harry Coulby's Gruesome Gift

Through the Wheelhouse Windows of the N. J. Nessen

The Advent of Tankers on the Great Lakes

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-60917-751-7