The Frances Smith : palace steamer of the upper Great Lakes, 1867-96 /

The Frances Smith, the first steamboat to be built in Owen Sound, was the largest and most luxurious vessel to sail the Upper Great Lakes from a Canadian port.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Cameron, Scott L., 1937-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Toronto : Natural Heritage Books, ©2005.
Temas:
Frances Smith (Steamboat)
Frances Smith (Bateau à vapeur)
1800-1899
Steamboats > Ontario > Georgian Bay > History.
Steam-navigation > Ontario > Georgian Bay > History.
Bateaux à vapeur > Ontario > Géorgienne, Région de la baie > Histoire.
Navigation à vapeur > Ontario > Géorgienne, Région de la baie > Histoire.
TRANSPORTATION > General.
Steam-navigation.
Steamboats.
Georgian Bay (Ont.) > History > 19th century.
Géorgienne, Région de la baie (Ont.) > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Ontario > Georgian Bay.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • List of Maps; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1 Steamboats on the Upper Lakes; 2 Captain W.H. Smith Arrives on Georgian Bay; 3 Economic Prospects Around Georgian Bay, 1865; 4 The Construction of the Frances Smith; 5 Aground in Georgian Bay; 6 The Red River Affair; 7 Aboard a Palace Steamer in the 1870s-80s; 8 The Great Storm of '75; 9 Serious Challenges; 10 Delivering the Royal Mail; 11 Troubles on the Lakes; 12 Confrontation with United States Customs; 13 Changing Fortunes; 14 Brutal Outrage on the Baltic; 15 Farewell to the Baltic; Appendix A: Six Models of the Frances Smith
  • Appendix B: List of Ships Identified in the TextAppendix C: Presentation to W.H. Smith on April 30, 1867; Appendix D: Shipping Rates for the Frances Smith, 1870; Appendix E: Dates of Post Office Openings on Georgian Bay and Lake Superior; Appendix F: Report of A.R. Gordon; Appendix G: Supreme Court Decision; Notes; Resources; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; About the Author

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