The Great Lakes create a vast transportation network that supports a massive shipping industry. In this volume seamanship, cargo, competition, cooperation, technology, engineering, business, unions, government decisions, and international agreements all come together to create a story of unrivaled interest about the Great Lakes ships and the crews that sailed them in the twentieth century. The shipping industry was an expensive challenge, as it required huge investments of capital, caused bitter labor disputes, and needed ...
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The Great Lakes create a vast transportation network that supports a massive shipping industry. In this volume seamanship, cargo, competition, cooperation, technology, engineering, business, unions, government decisions, and international agreements all come together to create a story of unrivaled interest about the Great Lakes ships and the crews that sailed them in the twentieth century. The shipping industry was an expensive challenge, as it required huge investments of capital, caused bitter labor disputes, and needed direct government intervention to literally remake the lakes to accommodate the ships. Sailing into History describes the fascinating history of a century of achievement and setbacks, unimagined change mixed with surprising stability.
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