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Stories from the wreckage, a Great Lakes maritime history inspired by shipwrecks, John Odin Jensen

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Stories from the wreckage, a Great Lakes maritime history inspired by shipwrecks, John Odin Jensen

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (p. 271-287) and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Stories from the wreckage

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1073104651

Responsibility statement

John Odin Jensen

Sub title

a Great Lakes maritime history inspired by shipwrecks

Summary

"Shipwrecks are junction points of history. In seeking to make sense of the submerged material culture found in shipwrecks, this book explores maritime-related stories that shaped the Midwest and the nation during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. In shipwrecks, we find stories of the frontier, the environment, immigration, politics, and the rise of large-scale agriculture, lumbering, and heavy industry. Individually and collectively, the chapters that comprise this book also place the Great Lakes against a broader background of international and national maritime processes that shaped the Upper Midwest during the 19th and early 20th centuries. For those interested in the Wisconsin or Midwestern history, yet unfamiliar with ships and the historical power of water, this book will also provide exciting new perspectives for understanding the past"--, Provided by publisher

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