Before he became a famous novelist of the North, Curwood set out to show readers how little they knew about the greatest fresh-water seas in the world. He describes how the lake freighters were built, the iron ore and other cargoes they carried, passenger traffic and summer life, wrecks and storms, the ports of Buffalo and Duluth, and a trip aboard a freighter.
A vivid record of Great Lakes shipping at its height, for maritime and Midwestern history enthusiasts. Download the free EPUB.