Length6h 10m
About this audiobook
This classic tome belongs on the bookshelf of anyone and everyone with an interest in Great Lakes freighters and vessels and in the origin and functioning of the Great Lakes shipping trade. The material in this book, published circa 1909, is priceless. It includes information of historical value you will find nowhere else, especially if you're interested in the origin and development of the classic Great Lakes ore boat, the packet freighter, the side-wheel excursion and "night boat" passenger steamers, and other vessels of the lake shipping trade from its origins in the 19th century through the first decade of the 20th century. (Goodreads)
Audiobook details
GenreHistory, Action and Adventure
Length6 hrs 10 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateMar 9, 2022
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Preface
8V The Romance and Tragedy of the Inland Seas
2Illustrations
9VI Buffalo and Duluth: the Alpha and Omega of the Lakes
3PART I The Ships, their Owners, their Sailors, and their Cargoes
10VII A Trip on a Great Lakes Freighter
4I The Building of the Ships
11PART II Origin and History of the Lakes
5II What the Ships Carry—Ore
12I Origin and Early History
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6III What the Ships Carry—Other Cargoes
13II The Lakes Change Masters
7IV Passenger Traffic and Summer Life
14III The War of 1812 and After
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