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Floating palaces of the Great Lakes : a history of passenger steamships on the inland seas
- Title
- Floating palaces of the Great Lakes : a history of passenger steamships on the inland seas / Joel Stone.
- Author
- Stone, Joel (Joel Lagrou)
- Publication
- Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, [2015]
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Details
- Description
- viii, 286 pages : illustrations; 24 cm
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- History.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-274) and index.
- Contents
- 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.
- Call Number
- JFE 15-5862
- ISBN
- 9780472051755 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- 047205175X (pbk. : alk. paper)
- 9780472071753 (hardcover : alk. paper)
- 0472071750 (hardcover : alk. paper)
- 0472028316 (ebook)
- 9780472028313 (ebook)
- 9780472028313 (ebook) (canceled/invalid)
- LCCN
- 2015008713
- OCLC
- 900242760
- Author
- Stone, Joel (Joel Lagrou)
- Title
- Floating palaces of the Great Lakes : a history of passenger steamships on the inland seas / Joel Stone.
- Publisher
- Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, [2015]
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-274) and index.
- Research Call Number
- JFE 15-5862