Stone, Joel <br/><br/>
Floating palaces of the Great Lakes :  a history of passenger steamships on the inland seas / 
Joel Stone. 
 - viii, 286 pages :  illustrations ;  23 cm 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>Introduction: steam navigation on the Great Lakes -- Steam navigation from 1817 to 1860 -- Harnessing steam -- Early years on the lakes -- Opening the frontier -- Birth of an industry -- Regional development -- Maritime politics -- The palace steamer era -- Steam navigation from 1860 to 1900 -- The Civil War years -- New era, new business models -- Changing tastes and technologies -- Steam navigation in the twentieth century -- A new century brings change -- The lake cruising experience -- Sailing into a head wind -- Conclusion: the final years. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780472028313 (ebook) 9780472051755 (pbk. : alk. paper) 9780472071753 (hardcover : alk. paper) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2015008713 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Passenger ships--History.--Great Lakes (North America)<br/>Lake steamers--History.--Great Lakes (North America)<br/>Steam-navigation--History.--Great Lakes (North America)
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>VM381  / .S76 2015 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>386/.22430977