The Story Of The Great Lakes
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The Story Of The Great Lakes
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Author : Edward Channing
language : en
Publisher: New York : The Macmillan Company
Release Date : 1910
The Story Of The Great Lakes written by Edward Channing and has been published by New York : The Macmillan Company this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1910 with Great Lakes categories.
History Of The Great Lakes
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Author : John Brandt Mansfield
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1899
History Of The Great Lakes written by John Brandt Mansfield and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1899 with Great Lakes (North America) categories.
The Story Of The Great Lakes
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Author : Edward Channing
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date :
The Story Of The Great Lakes written by Edward Channing and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on with Great Lakes (North America) categories.
The Story of the Great Lakes goes beyond just being a simple historical account of the Great Lakes region of North America, from the time of the earliest human inhabitants to the present day. Instead, Channing and Lansing describe the geological formation of the Great Lakes, the arrival of the first indigenous people, and the subsequent impact of European colonization. Indeed: these lakes have an area of more than half that of the Black Sea or the Caspian, while Lake Superior is the largest body of fresh water on the globe. The four upper lakes are so nearly level that one canal with a single lock has given them a navigable length of over fourteen hundred miles. Lake Ontario, however, is effectively separated from the others by Niagara Falls and its attendant rapids. Other great inland bodies of water are directly connected with the ocean by navigable straits. The Mediterranean Sea is entered from the Atlantic by the Strait of Gibraltar, the Black Sea is connected in its turn with the Mediterranean by the Dardanelles and the Bosphorus; but Niagara closes direct navigation between the Great Lakes and the sea. The authors go on to explore the economic, social, and cultural importance of the Great Lakes region, particularly the role of the lakes as a transportation network for goods and people. He describes the growth of the shipping industry, the development of canals and other transportation infrastructure, and the impact of the lakes on the settlement of the region. The book also includes discussions of important historical events that took place in the Great Lakes region, such as the War of 1812, the Underground Railroad, and the growth of the automobile industry. Channing pays special attention to the role of the Great Lakes in the development of the United States and Canada, and how the region's history has shaped its contemporary identity. --
The Story Of The Great Lakes Classic Reprint
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Author : Edward Channing
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2015-09-27
The Story Of The Great Lakes Classic Reprint written by Edward Channing and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-09-27 with History categories.
Excerpt from The Story of the Great Lakes For three hundred years the Great Lakes have been the centre of an immensely varied and interesting history. They were originally the home of savages; they were discovered and explored by Frenchmen; they became the scene of a century-long struggle for possession by Indians of many tribes and white men of three nations; and they have been finally occupied and developed by Americans. In every epoch they present a rich field for study. No minute and exhaustive chronicle has been attempted in this volume, but important events, with the customs and life of each period, have been brought together and presented. Changes have come with such rapidity that the conditions of fifty years ago seem remote to-day. In this swift progress the heritage of the past must not be forgotten. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Great Ships On The Great Lakes
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Author : Cathy Green
language : en
Publisher: Wisconsin Historical Society
Release Date : 2013-09-23
Great Ships On The Great Lakes written by Cathy Green and has been published by Wisconsin Historical Society this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-09-23 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
In this highly accessible history of ships and shipping on the Great Lakes, upper elementary readers are taken on a rip-roaring journey through the waterways of the upper Midwest. Great Ships on the Great Lakes explores the history of the region’s rivers, lakes, and inland seas—and the people and ships who navigated them. Read along as the first peoples paddle tributaries in birch bark canoes. Follow as European voyageurs pilot rivers and lakes to get beaver pelts back to the eastern market. Watch as settlers build towns and eventually cities on the shores of the Great Lakes. Listen to the stories of sailors, lighthouse keepers, and shipping agents whose livelihoods depended on the dangerous waters of Lake Michigan, Superior, Huron, Erie, and Ontario. Give an ear to their stories of unexpected tragedy and miraculous rescue, and heed their tales of risk and reward on the low seas. Great Ships also tells the story of sea battles and gunships, of the first vessels to travel beyond the Niagara, and of the treacherous storms and cold weather that caused thousands of ships to sink in the Great Lakes. Watch as underwater archaeologists solve the mysteries of Great Lakes shipwrecks today. And learn how the shift from sail to steam forever changed the history of shipping, as schooners made way for steamships and bulk freighters, and sailing became a recreation, not a hazardous way of life. Designed for the upper elementary classroom with emphasis on Michigan and Wisconsin, Great Ships on the Great Lakes includes a timeline of events, on-page vocabulary, and a list of resources and places to visit. Over 20 maps highlight the region’s maritime history. The accompanying Teacher’s Guide includes 18 classroom activities, arranged by chapter, including lessons on exploring shipwrecks and learning how glaciers moved across the landscape.
Long Ships Passing
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Author : Walter Havighurst
language : en
Publisher: Fesler-Lampert Minnesota Herit
Release Date : 2002
Long Ships Passing written by Walter Havighurst and has been published by Fesler-Lampert Minnesota Herit this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002 with History categories.
The Long Ships Passing
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Author : Walter Havighurst
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1944
The Long Ships Passing written by Walter Havighurst and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1944 with Great Lakes categories.
Tales Of The Great Lakes
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Author : Frank Oppel
language : en
Publisher: Secaucus, N.J. : Castle
Release Date : 2008-05-15
Tales Of The Great Lakes written by Frank Oppel and has been published by Secaucus, N.J. : Castle this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-05-15 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
With hundred of original illustrations, Tales of the Great Lakes encompasses the stories of the men who built the Midwest,
The Death And Life Of The Great Lakes
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Author : Dan Egan
language : en
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Release Date : 2017-03-07
The Death And Life Of The Great Lakes written by Dan Egan and has been published by W. W. Norton & Company this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-03-07 with Science categories.
New York Times Bestseller Winner of the Los Angeles Times Book Prize Winner of the J. Anthony Lukas Award "Nimbly splices together history, science, reporting and personal experiences into a taut and cautiously hopeful narrative.… Egan’s book is bursting with life (and yes, death)." —Robert Moor, New York Times Book Review The Great Lakes—Erie, Huron, Michigan, Ontario, and Superior—hold 20 percent of the world’s supply of surface fresh water and provide sustenance, work, and recreation for tens of millions of Americans. But they are under threat as never before, and their problems are spreading across the continent. The Death and Life of the Great Lakes is prize-winning reporter Dan Egan’s compulsively readable portrait of an ecological catastrophe happening right before our eyes, blending the epic story of the lakes with an examination of the perils they face and the ways we can restore and preserve them for generations to come.
Islands
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Author : Gerry Volgenau
language : en
Publisher: Ann Arbor Editions
Release Date : 2005
Islands written by Gerry Volgenau and has been published by Ann Arbor Editions this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with Science categories.
Most people are stunned to learn that there are some 35,000 islands in the Great Lakes, ranging from a large stone with its top above water level to the world's largest freshwater island, Manitoulin. Islands: Great Lakes' Stories focuses on 18 of these islands with their histories and personalities.