{"product_id":"great-lakes-shipbuilding-glenn-a-knoblock-9781467156578","title":"Great Lakes Shipbuilding","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFor more than 200 years, Great Lakes shipyards have bolstered America's and Canada's commercial and naval power. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVessels like the \u003cem\u003eEdmund Fitzgerald\u003c\/em\u003e, the \u003cem\u003eNiagara\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eWalk-in-the-Water\u003c\/em\u003e are now the stuff of legend, but lesser-known ships also have their stories to tell. Cargo-carrying schooners, such as \u003cem\u003eMoonlight \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eMinnedosa\u003c\/em\u003e, got faster and bigger over the years, helping them hold their own against the emerging steamships, while the revolutionary design of the \u003cem\u003eR.J. Hackett\u003c\/em\u003e set the standard for lake freighters for years. Of course, the Great Lakes have often exacted a heavy toll, as demonstrated by the mysterious disappearance of the \u003cem\u003eGriffon \u003c\/em\u003eand the harrowing sinking of \u003cem\u003ePere Marquette 18\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHighlighting vessels from the colonial era down to modern times, historian Glenn A. Knoblock explores the maritime heritage of America and Canada.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Glenn a. Knoblock\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1467156574\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781467156578\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e History Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/19\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Glenn a. Knoblock","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48448693469439,"sku":"9781467156578","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_40bdbacf-80d4-4fde-8d16-8a899c4d3dc0.jpg?v=1777260055","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/great-lakes-shipbuilding-glenn-a-knoblock-9781467156578","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}