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Great Stories of the Great Lakes: Thrilling Tales of Tragedy, Humor, and Heroism
Great Stories of the Great Lakes Thrilling Tales of Tragedy Humor and Heroism Author:Dwight Boyer Written by a newspaperman who has spent years collecting and documenting the history of lake ships and the men who sail them, Great Stories of the Great Lakes brings to light some of the heroism, tragedy, and humor, largely overlooked by history, that was and is part and parcel of the evolution of the great inland oceans. These are true stories ... more »of the ships and men who played their parts in eras when the fresh-water ships were growing from tiny brigantines to the huge vessels of today, some of them among the largest in the American and Canadian merchant fleets.« less