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Books : End of an Era: The Last of the Great Lakes SteamboatsIn association with Amazon.comby: David Plowden  List Price: $50.00 Amazon.com's Price: $35.25 You Save: $14.75 (30%)Prices subject to change. Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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Binding: HardcoverDewey Decimal Number: 386.22436 EAN: 9780393033489 ISBN: 0393033481 Label: W. W. Norton & Company Manufacturer: W. W. Norton & Company Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 155 Publication Date: 1992-09 Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company Studio: W. W. Norton & Company Sales Rank: 951630 Related Items:
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 Rating:  - A wonderful book on Great Lakes Steamships!For those intrigued with American marine technology this is "must buy". As a child growing up near Detroit in the 1940s these huge ships were only in my distant memories until I read Plowdens' narratives and saw the stunning photographs of the ships, the living spaces, the engines and firerooms, scenes underway, and the crew. An excellent work! Rating: - Captures the essence of reciprocating steamships.David Plowden has spent many hours sailing aboard older Great Lakes Steamships. His goal was to capture the essence and emotion of this unique type of steam vessel. The days of the the reciprocating steam engine aboard commercial frieght ships has come and gone just like the old venerable steam locomotives. The beautiful black and white photographs, coupled with an insightful narrative, gives the reader the most realistic vision of an era which will never again be experienced in human history. ... Read More Rating:  - Beautiful photography & interesting technical historyI love beautiful photography of machines and grew up watching the ore boats off of Cleveland. I couldn't resist buying it and I've enjoyed having it. This is a nice picture book and also has an interesting history of the development and demise of the uniquely configured Great Lakes ships. Jay Heise Browse for similar items by category:
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