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...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Bamford, Don
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Toronto : Natural Heritage Books, ©2007.
Subjects:
Sailing ships > Great Lakes (North America) > History.
Shipbuilding > Great Lakes (North America) > History.
Shipbuilding > Ontario > History.
Shipping > Great Lakes (North America) > History.
Shipbuilding > Great Lakes Region (North America) > History.
Navires à voiles > Grands Lacs (Amérique du Nord) > Histoire.
Construction navale > Grands Lacs, Région des (Amérique du Nord) > Histoire.
Construction navale > Ontario > Histoire.
Transports maritimes > Grands Lacs (Amérique du Nord) > Histoire.
Construction navale > Grands Lacs (Amérique du Nord) > Histoire.
TRANSPORTATION > General.
Navigation.
Sailing ships.
Shipbuilding.
Shipping.
Segelschifffahrt
Great Lakes (North America) > Navigation > History.
Canada > History > War of 1812 > Naval operations.
Grands Lacs (Amérique du Nord) > Navigation > Histoire.
Canada > Histoire > 1812, Guerre de > Opérations navales.
Great Lakes Region.
Great Lakes.
Ontario.
Große Seen
History.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • The Era of French Control of the Great Lakes
  • The Beginning of Sail on Lake Ontario
  • The Building of the Griffon
  • The Voyage of the Griffon and the Loss: Where is She Now?
  • The French Era Ends
  • Events from 1760 Until After the War of 1812
  • Between the Wars
  • Events Leading Up to the War of 1812
  • Declaration of War
  • A Shipbuilder's War
  • The Lake Ontario Theatre in 1812-14
  • Comments on the Battle of Lake Erie
  • Disaffection
  • Negotiations for Peace
  • The Saga of the Nancy
  • The Story of the HMS St. Lawrence
  • Shipbuilding in a Wilderness Setting
  • Ship Construction in the Early 19th Century
  • Commercial Sail on the Lakes Until the Early 1900s
  • Schooner Days, Anecdotal Material and Commercial Sail
  • Fur Trade on the Lakes
  • Fishing on the Lakes
  • The Timber Droghers
  • Other Commercial Sail, Ore Carriers and Stone Hookers
  • Brief Biographies of Featured Artists
  • Chronology
  • Place Names
  • Selected Glossary.

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