Great Lakes and Maritime

Miller: Tin StackersTin Stackers: The History of the Pittsburgh Steamship Company

Al Miller

The story of the Pittsburgh Steamship Company—the ships, the men who sailed them, and the conditions that shaped their times.

Shelton: HuronHuron: The Seasons of a Great Lake

Napier Shelton

A personal exploration of the natural history, use, and management of Lake Huron.

Hyde: The Northern LightsThe Northern Lights: Lighthouses of the Upper Great Lakes

Charles K. Hyde  •  Color photographs by Ann and John Mahan

Featuring more than two hundred color photographs, The Northern Lights details the histories of more than one hundred and sixty individual lighthouses that still exist in Lakes Erie, Huron, Michigan, and Superior, and the straits of Mackinac.

Thompson: Queen of the LakesQueen of the Lakes

Mark L. Thompson

Thompson presents a vignette of each of the dozens of ships that has 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.

Joachim: Iron FleetIron Fleet: The Great Lakes in World War II

George J. Joachim

A detailed examination of the impact of World War II on the institutions and people of the Great Lakes shipping industry.

Woodford: Charting the Inland SeasCharting the Inland Seas: A History of the U.S. Lake Survey

Arthur M. Woodford

Woodford documents the role and responsibility of the Lake Survey from the 1840s to the 1970s.