{"product_id":"queen-of-the-lakes-mark-l-thompson-9780814343364","title":"Queen of the Lakes","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003e \u003ci\u003eQueen of the Lakes\u003c\/i\u003e, perfect for coffee tables, lakefront cabins, and boat lovers' bookshelves, tells the story of each of the ships that has been honored with the title \"Queen of the Great Lakes.\"\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is an account of the ships that have borne the name \"Queen of the Lakes,\" an honorary title indicating that, at the time of its launching, a ship is the longest on the Great Lakes. In one of the most comprehensive books ever written on the maritime history of the lakes, Mark L. Thompson presents a vignette of each of the dozens of ships that have held the title, chronicling the dates the ship sailed, its dimensions, the derivation of its name, its role in the economic development of the region, and its sailing history. Through the stories of the individual ships, Thompson also describes the growth of ship design on the Great Lakes and the changing nature of the shipping industry on the lakes. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe launching of the first ship on Lake Ontario in 1678 - the diminutive \u003ci\u003eFrontenac\u003c\/i\u003e, a small, two-masted vessel of only about ten tons and no more than forty or forty-five feet long - set in motion an evolutionary process that has continued for more than three hundred years. That ship is the direct ancestor of all the ships that ever have operated on the Great Lakes, from the \u003ci\u003eStr. Onoko\u003c\/i\u003e, launched in 1882 and the first ship to bear the name Queen of the Lakes; to the \u003ci\u003eStr. W. D. Rees\u003c\/i\u003e, which held its title for only a few weeks, to today's Queen, the \u003ci\u003eTregurtha\u003c\/i\u003e, the longest ship on the lakes since its launching in 1981.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlthough ships on the Great Lakes may be surpassed in size and efficiency by many of the modern ocean freighters, Thompson notes that the ships now sailing on the great freshwater seas of North America have achieved a level of operating mastery that is unrivaled anywhere else in the world, considering the inherent limitations of the Great Lakes system. The \u003ci\u003eTregurtha \u003c\/i\u003ereigns as a model of unsurpassed maritime craftsmanship and as heir to a long and glorious tradition of excellence. Every magnificent ship that has borne the title in the past has contributed in some part to the greatness embodied in the \u003ci\u003eTregurtha\u003c\/i\u003e. In time, her title as Queen of the Lakes will pass to another monumental freighter that will carry the art and science of shipbuilding and operation to even greater heights.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mark L. Thompson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0814343368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780814343364\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Wayne State University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/01\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.16lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.00h x 8.50w x 0.47d","brand":"Mark L. Thompson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43947310448895,"sku":"9780814343364","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_1bb0cdc9-0e53-4af6-ac9f-06fef4c9ce6e.jpg?v=1681517961","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/queen-of-the-lakes-mark-l-thompson-9780814343364","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}