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Glenaden Press, Vineland, ON, 2009, signed by Skip Gillham, [3], 86 p. ill. b/w, col. photos 28 cm. .A.B. McLean & Sons Ltd. based in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario and they provided towing, transportation, and salvage services on the upper Great Lakes from the company's origins in 1898 until 1994, when their remaining equipment was acquired by Purvis Marine Limited.

Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1974. 1st. vg/vg mylar. Three sailing diaries recording voyages across the Atlantic to Quebec and eastern North America; a cabin's boy's voyage to Shanghai; and an emigrant's diary sailing to Australia.

Marine Pub, Sault Ste. Marie, Mich. : 1978 : vii, 120 p. ill. b/w, col. including a painting of Otto Fischer. Shipyards of the Great Lakes contributing to war effort by building ships for ocean service. Very good minus, some creasing of back cover and minor wear on spine. An important record of the Great Lakes ship builders.

Eden Press, 1988. 1st. fine/good.64 pencil drawings of ships that were destined to be sold for scrap. Altobello made many of these drawings in the actual scrap yards as the ships were being broken up.

Eden Press, 1988. 1st. very good/good. 64 pencil drawings of ships that were destined to be sold for scrap. Altobello made many of these drawings in the actual scrap yards as the ships were being broken up.

Hurtubise HMH, LaSalle, Québec, 1996, 364 p. : ill., maps ; 28 cm. very good, Includes bibliographical references (p. 335-348) and index. This book won the Prix Jean-Charles-Falardeau in 1996. It is described as a encyclopedia of the navigation in the St. Laurent and Grand Lacs. Heavy may require extra postage.

Hurtubise HMH, Montreal, 2005, 616 p. : ill. b/w, cartes ; 28 cm, comprend des réf. bibliogr. (p. 581-602) et un index. very good tpb. Poursuivant la même thématique que dans le livre Le Saint-Laurent et les Grands Lacs au temps de la voile (CQ 113), cet ouvrage présente une étude approfondie de la voie naturelle du Saint-Laurent et des Grands Lacs entre 1850 et 1950. Décrivant d'abord minutieusement le cadre géographique qui couvre les quatre régions maritimes selon ses conditions hydrographiques, climatiques et navigables, il relate ensuite l'évolution du système de transport et des techniques de navigation, notamment l'apparition du bateau à vapeur.Étant également consacré à l'industrie de la construction navale, en plein essor à cette époque, cette œuvre analyse le trafic des différents navires ainsi que les arrière-pays et les liaisons maritimes de la région du Québec. Renfermant plusieurs cartes géographiques, quelques photographies ainsi que de nombreux tableaux… Read More

Oswego County Board of Supervisors, Oswego. 1900 first edition, signed, 263 p. very good trade paperback. A most important port on Lake Ontario for those coming up through the Erie Canal system and proceeding westward. Later the trading of goods became important. The improvement of the harbour and shipbuilding made it a thriving centre..

Ryerson Press, 1958. 1958. very good/fair +. chipping on top and front cover. several tears taped. The development of the French fleet on the Great Lakes from the days of La Salle to the battles with the English for domination of the continent.

Coles, 1980. 1st. fine. tpb Partial Reprint of History of the Great Lakes, Vol. 1.(1899) A lively, easy to read history beginning with birch bark canoes and ending with the lake boats and trains of the 1890s. (see Saga of the Great Lakes for other part of Vol. 1)

Glenaden Press, Vineland, ON 2007, 186 p. ill. b/w, col. 28 cm. very good. on cover The Ships of Upper Lakes Shipping. Commemorating 75 years of shipping on the Lakes. The company starting in the depression and then by 1952 began to build their own ships.

Champlain Society, Toronto, 2001, Vol. 64, cxvii, 494, viii p. : ill. (some col.), maps ; 24 cm, includes bibliography and index. Very Good.
A. The Welland Canal as a Vital Link in the St. Lawrence-Great Lakes System ; thr Suggested Routes for a Lake Erie-Lake Ontario Canal and the Evolution of the Welland Canal . Administration and Operation and Engineering and Technological aspects. Personnel and Social and Economic Concerns. Heavy will require extra postage.

Riverbank Traders, St. Catharines, Ont. 1996, iv, 141 p. : ill.b/w, ports. ; 28 cm. The history of the Great Lakes shipping fleet, Paterson with details of the ships.