Deckhand : Life on Freighters of the Great Lakes /

From the Publisher: Long before popular television shows such as Dirty Jobs and The Deadliest Catch, everyday men and women-the unsung heroes of the job world-toiled in important but mostly anonymous jobs. One of those jobs was deckhand on the ore boats. With numerous photographs and engaging storie...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Haydamacker, Nelson
Other Authors: Millar, Alan
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, 2009.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Haydamacker, Nelson.
Haydamacker, Nelson > Travel.
Stora sjöarna.
Sjömansliv > Stora sjöarna.
Travel.
Seafaring life.
TRANSPORTATION > General.
Vie en mer > Grands Lacs (Amerique du Nord)
Seafaring life > Great Lakes (North America)
Great Lakes.
Grands Lacs (Amerique du Nord)
Great Lakes (North America)
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Algonac to Ashtabula
  • Up light to Taconite
  • Cleveland panic and other joys
  • Laid off
  • Shuttle run
  • Deckhand to deckwatch
  • Portage ship canal
  • Reply immediately
  • Epilogue: Mickey and the Michigan State Police
  • Forty-plus years
  • Glossary.

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