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"Sail, Steam, and Diesel: Moving Cargo on the Great Lakes provides the reader with a diverse look at the evolution of Great Lakes ships"--
About the author
Eric Hirsimaki spent his forty-year career working in various facets of the Great Lakes shipping industry. He has sailed on the lakes, worked in the fleet office, been an engineer for a marine construction firm, worked for a major ore-hauling railroad, and been involved in lower lake dock operations and management. He has written several books; one,
Lima: The History, was nominated for the 1986 Railroad Book of the Year by the Railway and Locomotive Historical Society. He has authored dozens of articles concerning Great Lakes shipping and railroad subjects for historical societies and commercial publications and been featured in several public television productions concerning the Great Lakes and railroads. He is a veteran of the U.S. Army, having served in the Corps of Engineers. He lives in North Olmsted, Ohio, with his wife Beverly; they have two daughters and one son
Summary
Water transportation has played a key role in the Great Lakes region’s settlement and economic growth, from providing entry into the new lake states to offering cheap transportation for the goods they produced.
