Lost Passenger Steamships of Lake Michigan

From the arrival of the first steamship to Lake Michigan in 1821 through the turbulent booms and busts of more than 130 years, passenger steamers of this bygone era provided an essential link for immigrants, excursionists, businesspeople and leisure travelers. On offer were dining, dancing, day trips and luxurious shipboard settings, but mishaps like storms, fires and shipwrecks were a persistent danger to passengers and crew alike. Through fascinating tales and splendid images, Lost Passenger Steamships of Lake Michigan presents the romantic and sometimes dangerous story of a vanished industry that once connected communities all long Lake Michigan's shores.

Author: Ted St Mane
Publisher: History Press
Published: 08/05/2010
Pages: 160
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.60lbs
Size: 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.20d
ISBN13: 9781596299429
ISBN10: 1596299428
BISAC Categories:
- Transportation | Ships & Shipbuilding | History
- History | United States | State & Local | Midwest(IA,IL,IN,KS,MI,MN,MO
- Nature | Natural Disasters