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Published by Freshwater Press 6/1/1977, 1977
ISBN 10: 0912514515ISBN 13: 9780912514512
Seller: BargainBookStores, Grand Rapids, MI, U.S.A.
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Paperback or Softback. Condition: New. Ships and Men of the Great Lakes 0.65. Book.
Published by Cleveland OH. April 1977. Freshwater Press, 1977
Seller: Chris Fessler, Bookseller, Howell, MI, U.S.A.
blue & silver decorative cloth hardbound 8vo. 8º (octavo). dustwrapper in protective plastic book jacket cover. near fine cond. binding square & tight. covers clean. faint spots on the top edge. contents free of markings. dustwrapper in near fine cond. spots on spine, couple of tiny tears, not price clipped . nice clean copy. no library markings, no bookplates, no names, no inking , no underlining, no remainder markings. 7th printing. decorative title pg. xv+368p. approximately 55 glossy b&w photo illustations. list of shipwrecks. index of ships. ~ great lakes history. canadian history. american history. nautical history. maritime history. ~HERE are the true tales of dozens of thrilling Great Lakes shipwrecks told in an interesting manner; dozens of photographs too. Heroic rescues from Duluth to the St. Lawrence make fascinating reading. Shipwrecks are recounted, covering a period of over one hundred years, from the old wooden immigrant steamers and the lofty~masted sailing vessels, up to the present ships of today. Much lake lore is woven into the tales of the wrecks, but nothing has been retold from Mr. Bowen's previous books, LORE OF THE LAKES and MEMORIES OF THE LAKES. Many years of gathering these interesting stories and photographs were spent by the author. Lake captains, engineers, owners, sailors, yachtsmen, and shore~dwellers were chatted with and their gripping tales are told herein. An excellent Pictorial Section in the center of the book shows engravings of many famous shipwrecks of the lakes, and a generous listing of wrecks is given in the back section of the book for ready reference. Over 600 ships are mentioned, each accurately placed.