Sweetwater Sailors
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Sweetwater Sailors
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Author : Bob Ojala
language : en
Publisher: The Unapologetic Voice House
Release Date : 2021-02-16
Sweetwater Sailors written by Bob Ojala and has been published by The Unapologetic Voice House this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-02-16 with Transportation categories.
Take a trip on the Great Lakes with Sweetwater Sailors. This entertaining, historical and factual book brings you up close and personal with Great Lakes Merchant Mariners, both men and women, including the only American woman Captain of a large Great Lakes ore carrier. You'll have a first person perspective on the jobs they perform and what makes them continue working in a potentially dangerous profession, which keeps them away from home most of the year. Great Lakes merchant sailors provided photographs of their own experiences and collaborated with the author, Bob Ojala by sharing many interesting and funny stories of their years on the Great Lakes. If you're interested in the history of the Great Lakes, ships of all kinds, and women in atypical careers, will enjoy this book. The author spent four years in the U.S. Coast Guard, 17 years as a ship Surveyor with the American Bureau of Shipping, nearly 9 years with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and has managed in his own business as a marine consultant for 30 years. Bob is still active in the marine industry. His father was a Merchant Mariner for 32 years, giving Bob the interest in the Maritime Industry, his hundreds of contacts with sailors, and his respect for their profession.
Sweetwater Sailors The Rest Of The Story
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Author : Bob Ojala
language : en
Publisher: A3pi Services, LLC
Release Date : 2023-01-27
Sweetwater Sailors The Rest Of The Story written by Bob Ojala and has been published by A3pi Services, LLC this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-01-27 with History categories.
Sweetwater Sailors was the first book in this series. It contained first-hand narratives from numerous Great Lakes sailors, some of which dispelled the notion that sailors' lives are not as romantic and exciting as observers picture them to be. In that first book, I also shared the role sailors' wives play in doing their part, even though I was unable to get any of them to contribute their real-life stories to the series. Fortunately, however, over time, the wives warmed up to the reception of the first book from the public, and many were willing to share their stories for this second book. I'm excited to share their stories with you because they are eye-opening accounts of what life is really like being married to a sailor. You will find that the ones left behind to hold down the home front may have an even rougher time than the sailors who are gone. This book also tells the stories of the unusual, non-typical sailors on the Great Lakes, such as those in marine construction and passenger excursion captains. These types of sailors are away from home just as much as the cargo ship and carferry sailors are, but they are never seen by the general public. Sweetwater Sailors - The Rest of the Story starts by spotlighting two engineers who are women. These engineers have earned the respect of their shipmates by being tough and highly skilled at their jobs, without losing their feminity. And not to be forgotten or overlooked are stories from some of the crew's most essential members - the cooks. Cooks are key to the survival of sailors onboard ships as they keep the ships' crews fed and happy. I interviewed two women and a man for this book, and I'm sure you will find their stories quite captivating. I am hopeful that readers of this second book will gain a greater understanding of sailors and the work they do aboard our nation's boats and ships, the sacrifices they and their spouses and families make in doing so, and, as a result, gain a deeper respect for them while being thoroughly entertained by their stories.
Sweetwater Sailors
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Author : Bob Ojala
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2020-05-19
Sweetwater Sailors written by Bob Ojala and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-05-19 with categories.
Color version of SWEETWATER SAILORS, describes the difference between the Great Lakes Maritime industry and Deep-Sea, Blue Water sailing. Short runs are made on the Lakes compared to most Deep sea voyages, but the weather on the Great Lakes can be just as treacherous. The "old timers" were usually gone for 10-11 months a year, but recent union contracts have shortened their stays on board. Women have become an important addition to the maritime industry ever since Vietnam, and that is also true on the Great Lakes. The first and only woman Captain of a United States fleet ore carrier is a major contributor in SWEETWATER SAILORS, as well as women Chief Engineers, and a woman Captain of a Research Vessel.The story expands to include other Great Lakes sailors, such as the Railroad carferries, tugboat operators, and marine construction crews. Life was tough on the families, and although the sailors wanted to be home more often, the "ships were in their blood" and they continued sailing. SWEETWATER SAILORS is written in practical language and tells the good, the bad, and the ugly sides of the Great Lakes Merchant Marine. Lots of stories, collected from Great Lakes sailors, and also many interesting photos of the ships and crew members.
Sweetwater Steamboating
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Author : Edward A. Perrine
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2010
Sweetwater Steamboating written by Edward A. Perrine and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010 with Sailors categories.
The Tugboater Family
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Author : Bob Ojala
language : en
Publisher: The Unapologetic Voice House
Release Date : 2021-09-07
The Tugboater Family written by Bob Ojala and has been published by The Unapologetic Voice House this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-09-07 with Fiction categories.
Ship and tugboat operations are some of the most dangerous professions. Most days, there is potential danger lurking nearby, and the lives of the men and women working under these potentially dangerous conditions, must not only cooperate, but they must also watch out for each other, and care for their fellow workers. Knowing the family members of the people whose lives may depend on your actions, creates a special bond. The crews and their wives, their children, and their significant others become one large family, and racial and romantic relationships are accepted at face value. Discrimination is not only unacceptable, but it also is not safe, and those who do not take that responsibility seriously, are not part of the family. The Tugboater Family will impress you, and make you wish the rest of the world could be as responsible and caring as these people show us we can be.
Sailing The Sweetwater Seas
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Author : George D. Jepson
language : en
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Release Date : 2023-12-15
Sailing The Sweetwater Seas written by George D. Jepson and has been published by Rowman & Littlefield this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-12-15 with History categories.
The Great Lakes were America’s first superhighway before railroad lines and roads arrived in the late nineteenth century. This book tells the story of the ships and boats on which the United States, barely decades old, moved to the country’s middle and beyond, established a robust industrial base, and became a world power, despite enduring a bloody Civil War. The “five sisters,” as the Great Lakes came to be called, would connect America’s far-reaching regions in the century ahead, carrying streams of Irish, German, and Scandinavian settlers to new lives, as the young nation expanded west. Initially, schooner fleets delivered passengers and goods to settlements along the lakes, including Chicago, Milwaukee, and Green Bay, and returned east with grain, lumber, and iron ore. Steam-driven vessels, including the lavish “palace” passenger steamers, followed, along with those specially designed to carry coal, grain, and iron ore. The era also produced a flourishing shipbuilding industry and saw recreational boating advance. In text and photographs, this book tells the story of a bygone era, of mariners and Mackinaw Boats, schooners and steamboats, all helping to advance the young nation westward.
A Tugboater S Life
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Author : Bob Ojala
language : en
Publisher: The Unapologetic Voice House
Release Date : 2021-04-20
A Tugboater S Life written by Bob Ojala and has been published by The Unapologetic Voice House this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-04-20 with Fiction categories.
Curt Steiner has served twelve years as a Boatswain’s Mate in the Coast Guard, but it is time to move on. He is still deciding on the where and how to move on when he runs into his high school sweetheart, Lois, at a party during a visit home to Michigan. What Curt does not know is that Lois still holds a torch for him, and their meeting at the party is not by chance. When Curt meets Lois’s son, Steve, he is even more convinced that it is time to become a family of three. In doing so, Curt and Lois will enter the tugboating life, with its long days and nights, and even longer stretches of absences. It is the kind of life that will knock most any young couple off their feet. It stands to be seen if Curt and Lois will become a casualty of the tug boating life or whether they can weather the storms together.
Sweetwater Sea Saga
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Author : Virginia Marie Soetebier
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1991
Sweetwater Sea Saga written by Virginia Marie Soetebier and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1991 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
A personal account of forty years of sailing upon Lake Superior, this small volume develops in the reader a rich appreciation of the surrounding land, history and people of the "unsalted sea." The author focuses on several favorite anchorages and at each reawakens the spirits of people who preceded her on the shores or islands, seeking shelter, sustenance, or wealth. Prehistoric peoples pit Isle Royale as they mine native copper; Ojibway campfires flicker in the woods; French voyageurs steal past on their way to fur trading posts. But there are also luxury yachts riding anchor in safe harbors, ore boats looming out of the fog, fierce storms and tragic shipwrecks. All contribute to the lore of the great lake and make this book good reading for sailor and landlubber alike.
Detective Sweetwater S Cases
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Author : Anna Katharine Green
language : en
Publisher: DigiCat
Release Date : 2022-11-13
Detective Sweetwater S Cases written by Anna Katharine Green and has been published by DigiCat this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-11-13 with Fiction categories.
Anna Katharine Green (1846-1935) was an American poet and novelist. She was one of the first writers of detective fiction in America and distinguished herself by writing well plotted, legally accurate stories. Green has been called "the mother of the detective novel". As journalist Kathy Hickman writes, Green "stamped the mystery genre with the distinctive features that would influence writers from Agatha Christie and Conan Doyle to contemporary authors of suspenseful "whodunits". The Caleb Sweetwater Mysteries is a collection of three novels featuring Caleb Sweetwater, a policeman in New York City. Anna Katharine Green is credited with shaping detective fiction into its classic form, and developing the series detective. Contents: Agatha Webb The Woman in the Alcove The House of the Whispering Pines
Hornet S Next
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Author : William H. Labarge
language : en
Publisher: Crossroad Press
Release Date : 2011-11-23
Hornet S Next written by William H. Labarge and has been published by Crossroad Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-11-23 with Fiction categories.
"FREEDOM DOES NOT COME FREE" In today's society, individuals feel they have earned the right to sit in classrooms and learn, earned the right to vote and have a sense of entitlement. Without a Veteran, whether active duty or retired is someone who, at one point in their life signed a blank check made payable to The United States of America, for an amount of, up to and including my life. That is honor and there are way too many people in this country who no longer understand it... It's your responsibility to be a good citizens, our military has paid the price so that you can have your Freedom and it is their self-sacrifice that has made this country possible. Don't forget it !!!! The Bitterness of War Remains.... Long after the Sweetness Of Victory is Forgotten Out of the frying pan------- into the Persian Gulf. Sweetwater and Sundance were the hottest Top Gun fly-boys in the Navy. But the Persian Gulf gave a new meaning to the word "hell." Now on a Top Secret mission, Sweetwater and company are out to destroy Iranian ships laying mines in the gulf. This mission sends a loud message to the leaders of Iran, Iraq, North Korea, Afghnistan, Libya and Pakistan, they better be listening. With their F/A 18 Hornets--and more guts than firepower--- these pilots mean business. They're the Navy's best, taking on the worst job of their careers. Sweetwater's always like a challenge---- This time, he's got it.. Hornet's Nest
