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Floating palaces of the Great Lakes : a history of passenger steamships on the inland seas /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Stone, Joel (Joel Lagrou)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, [2015]
Subjects:
Passenger ships > Great Lakes (North America) > History.
Lake steamers > Great Lakes (North America) > History.
Steam-navigation > Great Lakes (North America) > History.
Table of 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.