| Life on the Great Lakes: A Wheelsman's Story Contributor(s): Dutton, Fred (Author), Ellis, William D. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0814322611 ISBN-13: 9780814322611 Publisher: Wayne State University Press OUR PRICE: $23.74 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 1991 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Travel | United States - Midwest - General - Biography & Autobiography - History | United States - State & Local - Midwest(ia,il,in,ks,mi,mn,mo,nd,ne,oh,sd,wi |
| Dewey: 917.704 |
| LCCN: 90049241 |
| Series: Great Lakes Books |
| Physical Information: 0.52" H x 6.86" W x 8.54" (0.59 lbs) 176 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Midwest - Geographic Orientation - Michigan - Cultural Region - Great Lakes |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Fred Dutton's story tells of the time before the gyro when ships were steered by magnetic compass and men had to estimate the degree of error in navigational calculations. Dutton recounts the terror of ships meeting and passing in the fog and the subtleties of handling ships at the docks. Serving under many captains on a dozen and a half vessels, he spices his account with profiles of ships' officers and crew and with details of deckhand work. |