The End of an Era: The Last of the Great Lake Steamboats Hardcover - 1992
by David Plowden
From the rear cover
Since the 1850s when coal-fired, reciprocating steam engines were first heralded as a reliable means of powering ships, these majestic vessels have crisscrossed the Great Lakes transporting everything from coal and grain to iron ore and cement. The speed and efficiency of the lake freighters was unchallenged until the advent of the diesel locomotive engine. Today, however, the massive fleet has been reduced to a handful, and soon the Great Lakes steamboats may be extinct. David Plowden has been documenting the Great Lakes steamers for years, but recently, knowing that their time was coming to an end, he intensified his efforts and spent time on the vessels themselves, learning the life aboard with its excitement and hard work. Plowden's beautiful photographs of the steamboats and his evocative text capture the splendor and day-to-day activities of a vanishing era. From freighters in motion and intricate machinery in the engine room, to the glow of the firehold and the action of the men who operate and maintain the vessels, these images are an evocative testament to the Age of Steam and a rich archival slice of our industrial past.
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- Title The End of an Era: The Last of the Great Lake Steamboats
- Author David Plowden
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition First Edition
- Pages 155
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher W. W. Norton & Company, New York
- Date 1992
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Illustrated
- ISBN 9780393033489 / 0393033481
- Weight 2.36 lbs (1.07 kg)
- Dimensions 11.34 x 9.86 x 0.66 in (28.80 x 25.04 x 1.68 cm)
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Themes
- Cultural Region: Midwest
- Library of Congress subjects Lake steamers - Great Lakes (North America), Steam-navigation - Great Lakes (North
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 91031827
- Dewey Decimal Code 386.224
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- Booklist, 01/01/1993, Page 777
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