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Lake Michigan passenger steamers

Title
  1. Lake Michigan passenger steamers / George W. Hilton.
Published by
  1. Stanford, Calif. : Stanford University Press, 2002.
Author
  1. Hilton, George W. (George Woodman)

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Description
  1. xii, 364 pages : illustrations, maps; 29 cm
Subject
  1. Passenger ships > Michigan, Lake
  2. Lake steamers > Michigan, Lake > History
  3. Shipping > Michigan, Lake
  4. Inland navigation > Michigan, Lake > History
Contents
  1. Pt. 1. The Industry. 1. The Lake. Improvement of the Lake. 2. Early Navigation. 3. The Ships. Sailing Vessels. Paddle Steamers. Propeller Steamers. 4. Traffic. Passenger and Fruit Traffic. General Cargo. Economic Organization. 5. The Decline. Rise of Motor Transport. The La Follette Seamen's Act. The Eastland Disaster. World War I. Motorization of the Mosquito Fleets. Municipal Pier. The Georgian Bay Line. The Final Mergers -- Pt. 2. Corporate Histories. Indiana Transportation Company. Graham & Morton Transportation Company. Chicago & South Haven Steamship Company. Crawford Transportation Company. Holland & Chicago Transportation Company. Goodrich Transit Company. The Milwaukee Cross-Lake Ferry Line. Pere Marquette Line Steamers. Northern Michigan Transportation Company. Hart Steamboat Line. App. The Great Lakes System of Commands -- App. Fleet Lists.
Owning institution
  1. Columbia University Libraries
Bibliography (note)
  1. Includes bibliographical references and index.