The End of an Era: The Last of the Great Lake Steamboats
Type
Book
Authors
ISBN 10
0393033481
ISBN 13
9780393033489
ISSN
30000118
Category
Inland Waterway & Ferry Transportation
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Publication Year
1992
Publisher
Pages
155
Description
From freighters in motion and intricate machinery in the engine room, to the men who operate and maintain the vessels, these photographs represent a testament to the vanishing era of steam. Since the mid-1850s when coal-fired, reciprocating-engined steamboats were first heralded as a swift and reliable method of freight transportation, these majestic vessels have criss-crossed the Great Lakes transporting everything from coal to iron ore and cement. Until the advent of the diesel locomotive engine, the speed and efficiency of the lake freighters was unchallenged. Today, however, the massive fleet has been reduced to a handful, and soon may be extinct. - from Amzon
Number of Copies
1
