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Record Nr.

UNINA9910818678303321

Autore

Karamanski Theodore J. <1953->

Titolo

Mastering the inland seas : how lighthouses, navigational aids, and harbors transformed the Great Lakes and America / / Theodore J. Karamanski

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Madison, Wisconsin : , : The University of Wisconsin Press, , [2020]

©2020

ISBN

0-299-32633-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource

Disciplina

386/.850977

Soggetti

Navigation - Great Lakes Region (North America) - History

Inland navigation - Great Lakes Region (North America) - History

Aids to navigation - Great Lakes Region (North America) - History

Lighthouses - Great Lakes Region (North America) - History

Great Lakes Region (North America) - History

Great Lakes (North America) History

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Native waters -- A market revolution on the Lakes, 1789-1839 -- The era of bad feelings, 1839-1860 -- The construction era, 1860-1880 -- The emergence of the maritime-industrial complex, 1880-1910 -- The fate of nations: the inland seas in war and peace, 1910-1945 -- May their lights continue to shine, 1945-2000.