Condition of Book: good condition just the slip cover is in more of a fair condition. I.e ripped so there’s tape as well as slightly folded on edges. This book is an account of the ships that have borne the name “Queen of the Lakes”, an honorary title indicting 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, Mar, 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 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. Great for coffee tables and such.

ISBN: 0814323936