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Freshwater heritage : a history of sail on the Great Lakes, 1670-1918 /
Freshwater Heritage: A History of Sail on the Great Lakes, 1670-1918 represents the culmination of a lifelong passion for sailing and for the history of sail as it applies to Canada. Author/sailor/boat builder Don Bamford takes us deep into the psyche of sailing as it applies to historical events on...
| Call Number: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Toronto :
Natural Heritage Books,
©2007.
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| Online Access: | Texto completo |
| Summary: | Freshwater Heritage: A History of Sail on the Great Lakes, 1670-1918 represents the culmination of a lifelong passion for sailing and for the history of sail as it applies to Canada. Author/sailor/boat builder Don Bamford takes us deep into the psyche of sailing as it applies to historical events on the Great Lakes and to stories of the people and places there at the time. His extensive historical research takes us back to the time of European contact, through the fate of the luckless Griffon and the achievements of the French in the era of sail. From the 1760s through to 1815, Bamford chronicl. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xviii, 301 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations (some color), maps, portraits |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781554881710 1554881714 9781935192978 1935192973 9781459712713 1459712714 9786611967918 6611967915 1281967912 9781281967916 |