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020 _a9780472051755 (pbk. : alk. paper)
020 _a9780472071753 (hardcover : alk. paper)
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050 0 0 _aVM381
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100 1 _aStone, Joel
_q(Joel Lagrou)
245 1 0 _aFloating palaces of the Great Lakes :
_ba history of passenger steamships on the inland seas /
_cJoel Stone.
264 1 _aAnn Arbor :
_bUniversity of Michigan Press,
_c[2015]
300 _aviii, 286 pages :
_billustrations ;
_c23 cm
336 _atext
_2rdacontent
337 _aunmediated
_2rdamedia
338 _avolume
_2rdacarrier
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 _aIntroduction: 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.
650 0 _aPassenger ships
_zGreat Lakes (North America)
_xHistory.
650 0 _aLake steamers
_zGreat Lakes (North America)
_xHistory.
650 0 _aSteam-navigation
_zGreat Lakes (North America)
_xHistory.
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949 _aVM381 .S76 2015
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