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Sailing the Sweetwater Seas: Wooden Boats and Ships on the Great Lakes, 18171940

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Located in: Hagerstown, Maryland, United States

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Condition: Good: A book that has been read but is in good condition. Very minimal damage to the cover including ... Good: A book that has been read but is in good condition. Very minimal damage to the cover including scuff marks, but no holes or tears. The dust jacket for hard covers may not be included. Binding has minimal wear. The majority of pages are undamaged with minimal creasing or tearing, minimal pencil underlining of text, no highlighting of text, no writing in margins. No missing pages. See all condition definitionsopens in a new window or tab

ISBN: 9781493072279

Publication Year: 2023

Format: Hardcover

Language: English

Book Title: Sailing the Sweetwater Seas

Author: George D. Jepson

Item Length: 8.5in

Publisher: Sheridan House, Incorporated

Genre: Transportation, History

Topic: United States / State & Local / MidWest (IA, Il, in, Ks, Mi, MN, Mo, Nd, Ne, Oh, Sd, Wi), Ships & Shipbuilding / History, Maritime History & Piracy

Item Width: 11in

Item Weight: 0 Oz

Number of Pages: 200 Pages

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Product Information

The Great Lakes were America's first superhighway before railroad lines and roads arrived in the late nineteenth century. This book tells the story of the ships and boats on which the United States, barely decades old, moved to the country's middle and beyond, established a robust industrial base, and became a world power, despite enduring a bloody Civil War. The "five sisters," as the Great Lakes came to be called, would connect America's far-reaching regions in the century ahead, carrying streams of Irish, German, and Scandinavian settlers to new lives, as the young nation expanded west. Initially, schooner fleets delivered passengers and goods to settlements along the lakes, including Chicago, Milwaukee, and Green Bay, and returned east with grain, lumber, and iron ore. Steam-driven vessels, including the lavish "palace" passenger steamers, followed, along with those specially designed to carry coal, grain, and iron ore. The era also produced a flourishing shipbuilding industry and saw recreational boating advance. In text and photographs, this book tells the story of a bygone era, of mariners and Mackinaw Boats, schooners and steamboats, all helping to advance the young nation westward.

Product Identifiers

Publisher

Sheridan House, Incorporated

ISBN-10

1493072277

ISBN-13

9781493072279

eBay Product ID (ePID)

5057266897

Product Key Features

Book Title

Sailing the Sweetwater Seas

Author

George D. Jepson

Format

Hardcover

Language

English

Topic

United States / State & Local / MidWest (IA, Il, in, Ks, Mi, MN, Mo, Nd, Ne, Oh, Sd, Wi), Ships & Shipbuilding / History, Maritime History & Piracy

Publication Year

2023

Genre

Transportation, History

Number of Pages

200 Pages

Dimensions

Item Length

8.5in

Item Width

11in

Item Weight

0 Oz

Additional Product Features

Lc Classification Number

Vm144.J477 2023

Reviews

This rousing, comprehensive, and meticulously researched book is a brilliant addition to the literature of the Great Lakes, and I can't think of anyone more qualified to write it than George Jepson. His stories of the most colorful vessels ever to ply the lakes, and the equally colorful people who sailed them, will fascinate anyone interested in maritime history., Author George Jepson shares genuinely fascinating details of Great Lakes maritime history, from immigration and settlement more than 300 years ago to the evolution and development of merchant ships and the men who inspired that centuries-long process. Jepson, a capable writer, and historian, also explores secrets behind his own passion for the subject, not unlike many of us, who don't fully understand just what inspires us as well. Learning more about our own family ties and experiences brings history back to life. Enjoy his inspiring summary of regional American history and look for your link to that drama., Author George Jepson shares genuinely fascinating details of Great Lakes maritime history, from immigration and settlement more than 300 years ago to the evolution and development of merchant ships and the men who inspired that centuries-long process. Jepson, a capable writer and historian, also explores secrets behind his own passion for the subject, not unlike many of us who don't fully understand just what inspires us as well. Learning more about our own family ties and experiences brings history back to life. Enjoy his inspiring summary of regional American history and look for your link to that drama., Author George Jepson shares genuinely fascinating details of Great Lakes maritime history, from immigration and settlement more than 300 years ago to the evolution and development of merchant ships and the men who inspired that centuries-long process. Jepson, a capable writer and historian, also explores secrets behind his own passion for the subject, like many of us who don't fully understand just what inspires us. Learning more about our own family ties and experiences brings history back to life. Enjoy his inspiring summary of regional American history and look for your link to that drama.

Target Audience

Trade

Lccn

2023-002807

Dewey Decimal

623.82070977

Dewey Edition

Illustrated

Yes

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