Alligators of the North: The Story of the West & Peachey Steam Warping Tugs Contributor(s): Barrett, Harry (Author), Coons, Clarence F. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1554887119 ISBN-13: 9781554887118 Publisher: Dundurn Group OUR PRICE: $31.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2010 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Transportation | Ships & Shipbuilding - History - History | Canada - Post-confederation (1867-) |
Dewey: 386.223 |
Physical Information: 0.7" H x 8.9" W x 8.9" (1.30 lbs) 234 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - Canadian - Chronological Period - 1851-1899 - Chronological Period - 1900-1949 - Geographic Orientation - Ontario |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: The Alligator was an amphibious machine designed and patented in Canada in the late 1880s. This warping tug was capable of towing a log boom across a lake and then portaging itself to the next body of water. Steam-powered and rugged, it was one of the pioneers in the mechanization of the forest industry and for more than thirty years was ubiquitous in northern Ontario until eclipsed by its worthy successor the Russel tug. |
Contributor Bio(s): Barrett, Harry: - Harry Barrett, a long-time resident of Norfolk County, is a noted naturalist, conservationist, and historian. Harry was the founding chair of the Long Point Foundation for Conservation, and is the author of books on the local history of the Norfolk-Haldimand region of Ontario. Coons, Clarence F.: -Clarence Coons, now deceased, was a well-known professional forrester in Ontario. While growing up in Lakefield, Ontario, he heard many stories about the white pine harvesting in the Trent Watershed and the "alligators "at work. Clarence did the original research for this book, and Harry Barrett completed the work. |