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Great Lakes Shipbuilding

by Glenn a. Knoblock

Shipbuilding across the Great Lakes

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Shipbuilding across the Great Lakes

Glenn A. Knoblock surveys more than two centuries of shipbuilding on the Great Lakes, placing American and Canadian maritime history in conversation. The account ranges from colonial-era vessels to modern ships, including famous names such as the Edmund Fitzgerald alongside lesser-known schooners and freighters. It traces how cargo schooners grew faster and larger as steamships emerged, and highlights the R.J. Hackett’s influence on lake-freighter design. Disasters and losses are part of this history too, from the disappearance of the Griffon to the sinking of the Pere Marquette 18. The book’s broad chronology links changes in vessel design with the commercial and naval importance of the region.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Readers interested in Great Lakes maritime history and shipbuilding.
  • Those curious about historic vessels, from schooners to freighters.
  • Readers exploring the maritime heritage of the United States and Canada.

Themes

Great Lakes maritime historyShipbuilding and vessel designCommercial and naval powerShipwrecks and maritime loss

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Book overview

For more than 200 years, Great Lakes shipyards have bolstered America's and Canada's commercial and naval power.

Vessels like the Edmund Fitzgerald, the Niagara, and Walk-in-the-Water are now the stuff of legend, but lesser-known ships also have their stories to tell. Cargo-carrying schooners, such as Moonlight and Minnedosa, got faster and bigger over the years, helping them hold their own against the emerging steamships, while the revolutionary design of the R.J. Hackett set the standard for lake freighters for years. Of course, the Great Lakes have often exacted a heavy toll, as demonstrated by the mysterious disappearance of the Griffon and the harrowing sinking of Pere Marquette 18.

Highlighting vessels from the colonial era down to modern times, historian Glenn A. Knoblock explores the maritime heritage of America and Canada.

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