Sailing Into History - Great Lakes Bulk Carriers of Twentieth Century Crews Who Sailed Them

Über den Autor / die Autorin

Frank Boles has been involved in preserving and documenting Michigan history for more than forty years. From 1991 until 2021, he served as the director of the Clarke Historical Library at Central Michigan University. Prior to coming to the Clarke Historical Library, Frank worked at the Bentley Historical Library at the University of Michigan. In 2017, he published Sailing into History: Great Lakes Bulk Carriers of the Twentieth Century and the Crews Who Sailed Them, which was named a Michigan Notable Book by the Library of Michigan in 2018.

Zusammenfassung

The Great Lakes create a vast transportation network that supports a massive shipping industry. The shipping industry was an expensive challenge, as it required huge investments of capital, caused bitter labor disputes, and needed direct government intervention to literally remake the lakes to accommodate the ships.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Frank Boles
• Verlag: Michigan state university pres
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Fester Einband
• Erschienen: 01.01.2017
• EAN: 9781611862232
• ISBN: 978-1-61186-223-2
• Seiten: 249
• Abmessung: 159 mm x 229 mm x 25 mm
• Thema: Ratgeber > Fahrzeuge, Flugzeuge, Schiffe, Raumfahrt > Schiffe