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Mcdougall S Great Lakes Whalebacks
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Author : Neel R. Zoss
language : en
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Release Date : 2007-08-15
Mcdougall S Great Lakes Whalebacks written by Neel R. Zoss and has been published by Arcadia Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-08-15 with Transportation categories.
During the last years of the 19th century, the Duluth Harbor, situated between the sister cities of Duluth, Minnesota, and Superior, was the birthplace of a bold and innovative and decidedly odd-looking class of Great Lakes barges and steamships known as whalebacks. Capt. Alexander McDougall and his American Steel Barge Company built the curved-decked, snout-nosed whalebacks on the shores of the harbor, first at Duluths Rices Point and later in Howards Pocket at Superior. The vessels were a radical departure, in design, form, and construction, from the standard shipbuilding concepts of the era but proved themselves more than capable as a number of the boats sailed the Great Lakes and the seaboards of America until the 1960s. All the whalebacks are gone noweither scrapped or sunkwith one exception. After sailing the lakes for more than 70 years, the last whaleback, the SS Meteor, returned home to Superior in 1972 and is now continuing its service as a magnificent maritime museum on Barkers Island.
Whalebacks
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Author : Neel R. Zoss
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2016
Whalebacks written by Neel R. Zoss and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016 with Duluth (Minn.) categories.
Steamboats Sailors Of The Great Lakes
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Author : Mark L. Thompson
language : en
Publisher: Wayne State University Press
Release Date : 1991
Steamboats Sailors Of The Great Lakes written by Mark L. Thompson and has been published by Wayne State University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1991 with Business & Economics categories.
Steamboats and Sailors of the Great Lakes is the most thorough and factual study of the Great Lakes shipping industry written this century. Author Mark L. Thompson tells the fascinating story of the world's most efficient bulk transportation system, describing the Great Lakes freighters, the cargoes of the great ships, and the men and women who have served as crew. He documents the dramatic changes that have taken place in the industry and looks at the critical role that Great Lakes shipping plays in the economic well-being of the U.S. and Canada, despite the fact that the size of the fleet and the amount of cargo carried have declined dramatically in recent years.
Whalebacks
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Author : Waldon Fawcett
language : en
Publisher:
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Whalebacks written by Waldon Fawcett and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on with Barges categories.
Whaleback Ships And The American Steel Barge Company
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Author : C. Roger Pellett
language : en
Publisher: Wayne State University Press
Release Date : 2018-05-14
Whaleback Ships And The American Steel Barge Company written by C. Roger Pellett and has been published by Wayne State University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-05-14 with Transportation categories.
The whaleback ship reflected the experiences of its inventor, Captain Alexander McDougall, who decided in the 1880s that he could build an improved and easily towed barge cheaply by using the relatively unskilled labor force available in his adopted hometown of Duluth, Minnesota. Captain McDougall’s dream resulted in the creation of the American Steel Barge Company. From 1888 to 1898, the American Steel Barge Company built and operated a fleet of forty-four barges and steamships on the Great Lakes and in international trade. These new ships were considered revolutionary by some and nautical curiosities by others. Built from what was then a high tech material (steel) and powered by state-of-the-art steam machinery, their creation in the remote north was a sign of industrial accomplishment. In Whaleback Ships and the American Steel Barge Company, Roger C. Pellett explains that the construction of these ships and the industrial infrastructure required to build them was financed by a syndicate that included some of the major players active in the Golden Age of American capitalism. The American Steel Barge Company operated profitably from 1889 through 1892, each year adding new vessels to its growing fleet. By 1893, it had run out of cash. The cash crisis worsened with the onset of the Panic of 1893, which plunged the country into a depression that mostly halted the ship-building industry. Only one shareholder, John D. Rockefeller, was willing and able to invest in the company to keep it afloat, and by doing so he gained control. When prosperity returned in 1896, the interest in huge iron ore deposits on the Mesabe Range required larger, more efficient vessels. In an attempt to meet this need, the company built another vessel that incorporated many whaleback features but included a conventional Great Lakes steamship bow. Although this new steamship compared favorably with vessels of conventional design, it was the last vessel of whaleback design to be built. Whaleback Ships and the American Steel Barge Company objectively examines the design of these ships using the original design drawings, notes the successes and failures of the company’s business strategy, and highlights the men at the operating level that attempted to make this strategy work. Readers interested in the maritime history of the Great Lakes and the industries that developed around them will find this book fascinating.
Mcdougall S Great Lakes Whalebacks
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Author : Lane Leyua
language : en
Publisher: Independently Published
Release Date : 2021-03-26
Mcdougall S Great Lakes Whalebacks written by Lane Leyua and has been published by Independently Published this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-03-26 with categories.
Whaleback Boats count as just one of the many stories unique to the Great Lakes. Duluth's Captain Alexander McDougall was an experienced Great Lakes seaman and ship's master. He conceived of this unique form of transportation in 1888, and by 1970 the last whaleback was retired from service. Although their time of active service was less than 100 years, whaleback boats made a lasting contribution to the maritime history of the Great Lakes. Capt. Alexander McDougall and his American Steel Barge Company built the curved-decked, snout-nosed whalebacks on the shores of the harbor, first at Duluth's Rice's Point and later in Howard's Pocket at Superior. The vessels were a radical departure, in design, form, and construction, from the standard shipbuilding concepts of the era but proved themselves more than capable as a number of the boats sailed the Great Lakes and the seaboards of America until the 1960s.
Pigboat
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Author : Ryck Lydecker
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1981
Pigboat written by Ryck Lydecker and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1981 with Great Lakes (North America) categories.
Landscapes And Landforms Of Egypt
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Author : Nabil Sayed Embabi
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2017-11-24
Landscapes And Landforms Of Egypt written by Nabil Sayed Embabi and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-11-24 with Science categories.
This book provides a unique reference resource not only for geomorphologists, but for all Earth scientists. It shows how landforms vary enormously across Egypt, from high mountains to endless plains, and presents the vast heritage of forms that have developed under different climates. Richly illustrated with numerous plates and figures, it also includes a bibliography offering exhaustive coverage of the literature.
Book Of Whalebacks In Great Lakes
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Author : Arlen Halberstam
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2021-07-06
Book Of Whalebacks In Great Lakes written by Arlen Halberstam and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-07-06 with categories.
During the last years of the 19th century, the Duluth Harbor, situated between the sister cities of Duluth, Minnesota, and Superior, was the birthplace of a bold and innovative, and a decidedly odd-looking class of Great Lakes barges and steamships known as whalebacks. Capt. Alexander McDougall and his American Steel Barge Company built the curved-decked, snout-nosed whalebacks on the shores of the harbor. The vessels were a radical departure, in design, form, and construction. This book is a good start for the topic of whalebacks. I would like to see it in a little larger format and with the addition of some line drawings or artists.
Treatise On Geomorphology
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Author :
language : en
Publisher: Academic Press
Release Date : 2013-02-27
Treatise On Geomorphology written by and has been published by Academic Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-02-27 with Science categories.
The changing focus and approach of geomorphic research suggests that the time is opportune for a summary of the state of discipline. The number of peer-reviewed papers published in geomorphic journals has grown steadily for more than two decades and, more importantly, the diversity of authors with respect to geographic location and disciplinary background (geography, geology, ecology, civil engineering, computer science, geographic information science, and others) has expanded dramatically. As more good minds are drawn to geomorphology, and the breadth of the peer-reviewed literature grows, an effective summary of contemporary geomorphic knowledge becomes increasingly difficult. The fourteen volumes of this Treatise on Geomorphology will provide an important reference for users from undergraduate students looking for term paper topics, to graduate students starting a literature review for their thesis work, and professionals seeking a concise summary of a particular topic. Information on the historical development of diverse topics within geomorphology provides context for ongoing research; discussion of research strategies, equipment, and field methods, laboratory experiments, and numerical simulations reflect the multiple approaches to understanding Earth’s surfaces; and summaries of outstanding research questions highlight future challenges and suggest productive new avenues for research. Our future ability to adapt to geomorphic changes in the critical zone very much hinges upon how well landform scientists comprehend the dynamics of Earth’s diverse surfaces. This Treatise on Geomorphology provides a useful synthesis of the state of the discipline, as well as highlighting productive research directions, that Educators and students/researchers will find useful. Geomorphology has advanced greatly in the last 10 years to become a very interdisciplinary field. Undergraduate students looking for term paper topics, to graduate students starting a literature review for their thesis work, and professionals seeking a concise summary of a particular topic will find the answers they need in this broad reference work which has been designed and written to accommodate their diverse backgrounds and levels of understanding Editor-in-Chief, Prof. J. F. Shroder of the University of Nebraska at Omaha, is past president of the QG&G section of the Geological Society of America and present Trustee of the GSA Foundation, while being well respected in the geomorphology research community and having won numerous awards in the field. A host of noted international geomorphologists have contributed state-of-the-art chapters to the work. Readers can be guaranteed that every chapter in this extensive work has been critically reviewed for consistency and accuracy by the World expert Volume Editors and by the Editor-in-Chief himself No other reference work exists in the area of Geomorphology that offers the breadth and depth of information contained in this 14-volume masterpiece. From the foundations and history of geomorphology through to geomorphological innovations and computer modelling, and the past and future states of landform science, no "stone" has been left unturned!