A Sailor's Logbook - Season Aboard Great Lakes Freighters (Paperback)

In this firsthand account of life aboard the ships of the Great Lakes, Mark Thompson weaves together the threads of a story that relives a centuries-old tradition. Thompson began his logbook after he reported for duty aboard the Calcite II at Fraser Shipyard in Superior, Wisconsin, for the 1996 shipping season. A Sailor's Logbook is the first such book to chronicle a sailor's life at the end of the twentieth century. Not just a detailing of weather, cargo, and crew relations, A Sailor's Logbook is also an account of the daily lives of a diverse group of crewmembers as they share their sailing knowledge, "sea stories," and the many memories that accompany the pictures. Although there are ample resources in museums, archival collections, and company files regarding statistical logbook information, A Sailor's Logbook details the intricacies of daily life on a Great Lakes freighter. Thompson navigates the reader through the waters of the Great Lakes and his own life in this very special narrative.

General

Imprint:	Wayne State University Press
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Great Lakes Books Series
Release date:	June 1999
First published:	August 1999
Authors:	Mark L. Thompson
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 21mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	328
ISBN-13:	978-0-8143-2844-6
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > General Books > Sport & Leisure > Transport: general interest > Ships & shipping: general interest > General Books > Business & Economics > Industry & industrial studies > Transport industries > Shipping industries > General Books > Biography > General
LSN:	0-8143-2844-X
Barcode:	9780814328446

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