Classic Ships of the Great Lakes
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.92 (779 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1933272503 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 230 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2018-01-21 |
| Language | : | English |
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"Five Stars" according to Mary Jo Stoliker. Great Fathers day gift for my Dad. Char said Awesome ships on the Great Lakes. Such a great piece of work! This obviously took some time to put this together. There is so much history in here. All Great Lakes ships, so if you collect local history on the Great Lakes or on Michigan then you will love this book. There are still photos of ships and photos of ships in action. Great clear photos with not a lot of reading. I met this man and he is packed full of information. A true enthusiast that loves his ships and loves to share his experiences.. "Fantastic Photo Perspective of our Inland Seas" according to goesbydave. This is a must for all who love "Lakers". Having spent summers on the St Mary's River back in the 50's & and 60's and being a life long visitor to the great lakes, this brought back a lot of great memories. Lake fleets seem tame today,compared to the days of steam power. You will find some photos and info on the oldies that you won't find anywhere else. I highly recommend this book to the old boatnerds like me and to the younger folks who love boat watching on the lakes. This is a great photo perspective of the wa
Bob's Uncle Jerry Campbell worked in the recording room at the locks and would always talk about the boats. In the early 1950s, vacation trips to visit relatives at Sault Ste. Marie exposed Bob to the long ships passing through the locks. Bob Campbell became interested in the ships of the Great Lakes at a very you
Robert Campbell's Classic Ships of the Great Lakes presents a visually stunning array of historical and present-day inland shipping including passenger ships, whaleback, bulk carriers, self-unloaders, cement carriers, oil tankers, car ferries, super ships, and more.
Bob has also put together multi-media programs with video as well as still pictures depicting the Great Lakes ships to various marine organizations around the lakes. In the early 1950s, vacation trips to visit relatives at Sault Ste. Tom helped mold Bob from a boat watcher to a boat photographer. The rides across the Straits of Mackinac on the old coal-fired steam-driven ferries before the bridge opened also had a lasting effect upon him. Bob's photographs have appeared in Michigan History Magazine as well as others aroun