Floating Palaces of the Great Lakes : : a History of Passenger Steamships on the Inland Seas
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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.
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PUBLISHED
Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, [2015]
Year Published: 2015
Description: viii, 286 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language: English
Format: Book
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
9780472051755
047205175X
9780472071753
0472071750
SUBJECTS
Passenger ships -- Great Lakes (North America) -- History.
Lake steamers -- Great Lakes (North America) -- History.
Steam-navigation -- Great Lakes (North America) -- History.