Iron Ore Transport on the Great Lakes: The Development of a Delivery System to Feed American Industry
Author:   W. Bruce Bowlus
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
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9780786433261


Pages:   272
Publication Date:   15 July 2010
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
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Author:   W. Bruce Bowlus
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint:   McFarland & Co Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.40cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.363kg
ISBN:  

9780786433261


ISBN 10:   0786433264
Pages:   272
Publication Date:   15 July 2010
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Table of Contents Acknowledgments      Preface      Introduction      1. A “sterile region on the shores of Lake Superior” (Beginnings)      2. “The right to demand equal and exact justice” (1845–1865)      3. “The War changed everything” (1865–1880)      4. “The ore fleet will have to be increased largely to get all the ore” (1880–1890)      5. “The wildest expectations of one year seem absurdly tame the next” (1890–1908)      6. “A swan song that will be a melancholy dirge” (After 1908)      Chapter Notes      Bibliography      Index     

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"""a fine example of an academic monograph...well-researched and organized...the author should be commended for this very solid contribution to the growing corpus of Great Lakes history""--Sea History; ""documentation is thorough...well-selected illustrations...solid...good read...comprehensive""--Michigan Historical Review; ""a good read...valuable""--Technology and Culture."


a fine example of an academic monograph...well-researched and organized...the author should be commended for this very solid contribution to the growing corpus of Great Lakes history --Sea History; documentation is thorough...well-selected illustrations...solid...good read...comprehensive --Michigan Historical Review; a good read...valuable --Technology and Culture.


Author Information

W. Bruce Bowlus is an associate professor of history at Tiffin University in Tiffin, Ohio. He has written previously on Great Lakes history and has served as a contributor for the PBS documentary “Lake Erie: Ohio’s Great Lake.”

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