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Tin Stackers - History of the Pittsburgh Steamship Company (Hardcover) Loot Price: R1,051
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Tin Stackers - History of the Pittsburgh Steamship Company (Hardcover): A. L. Miller

Tin Stackers - History of the Pittsburgh Steamship Company (Hardcover)

A. L. Miller

Series: Great Lakes Books Series

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Formed in 1901 by U.S. Steel Corporation, the Pittsburgh Steamship Company became the largest commercial fleet in the world and assumed a dominant role in Great Lakes shipping and the American steel industry. Tin Stackers tells its story: the ships, the men who sailed them, and the conditions that shaped their times. Drawing on company records and interviews with officials and sailors, Miller tells how the fleet kept organized labor off Great Lakes ships while leading the way in efficient operation, technological advancement, and employee safety. He emphasizes the human element in the company's history by relating the personal challenges faced by crews, and includes many archival photographs. Now navigating the waters of the lakes as the USS Great Lakes Fleet, Inc., these ships continue to play a part in commerce. Tin Stackers preserves their role in industrial history.

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Imprint: Wayne State University Press
Country of origin: United States
Series: Great Lakes Books Series
Release date: July 1999
First published: August 1999
Authors: A. L. Miller
Dimensions: 229 x 152 x 28mm (L x W x T)
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 352
ISBN-13: 978-0-8143-2832-3
Categories: Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history
Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Maritime history
Books > Business & Economics > Industry & industrial studies > Construction & heavy industry > Iron, steel & metals industries
Books > Business & Economics > Industry & industrial studies > Transport industries > Shipping industries > General
Books > History > History of specific subjects > Maritime history
Books > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history
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LSN: 0-8143-2832-6
Barcode: 9780814328323

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