The End of an Era
The Last of the Great Lake Steamboats
Seiten
1993
WW Norton & Co (Verlag)
978-0-393-03348-9 (ISBN)
WW Norton & Co (Verlag)
978-0-393-03348-9 (ISBN)
From freighters in motion and intricate machinery in the engine room, to the men who operate and maintain the vessels, these photographs represent a testament to the vanishing era of steam.
Since the mid-1850s when coal-fired, reciprocating-engined steamboats were first heralded as a swift and reliable method of freight transportation, these majestic vessels have criss-crossed the Great Lakes transporting everything from coal to iron ore and cement. Until the advent of the diesel locomotive engine, the speed and efficiency of the lake freighters was unchallenged. Today, however, the massive fleet has been reduced to a handful, and soon may be extinct.
Since the mid-1850s when coal-fired, reciprocating-engined steamboats were first heralded as a swift and reliable method of freight transportation, these majestic vessels have criss-crossed the Great Lakes transporting everything from coal to iron ore and cement. Until the advent of the diesel locomotive engine, the speed and efficiency of the lake freighters was unchallenged. Today, however, the massive fleet has been reduced to a handful, and soon may be extinct.
David Plowden is the author of more than twenty photography books, including Bridges: The Spans of North America, Vanishing Point: Fifty Years of Photography, and Requiem for Steam. He lives in Winnetka, Illinois.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 24.2.1993 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | 128 b&w illustrations |
| Verlagsort | New York |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 254 x 290 mm |
| Gewicht | 1090 g |
| Themenwelt | Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Fotokunst |
| Natur / Technik ► Fahrzeuge / Flugzeuge / Schiffe ► Schiffe | |
| Technik | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-393-03348-1 / 0393033481 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-393-03348-9 / 9780393033489 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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