Commercial Ships on the Great Lakes: A Photo Gallery
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.31 (561 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1583881530 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 160 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-01-24 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Besides his time-consuming business interests centered around the maritime industry, Franz is an avid industrial photographer and has had thousands of images published throughout the United States and Europe. In 2001, Franz formed the Zenith Tugboat Company, which today owns and operates seven towing vessels. From 1997&nd
"Photos were in black & white and lost lot of" according to Joyce M. Photos were in black & white and lost lot of character of ships. Some photo were small and hard to see.. "Fine Addition to Your Nautical Library!" according to William Moran. Having an extensive merchant marine library, it isn't often that I find a book that doesn't duplicate another title that I already own. Commercial Ships on the Great Lakes covers new ground, and is a welcomed addition to my shelves. Many of the ships covered . David H. Hickcox said Commercial Ships on the Great Lakes: A Photo Gallery. Commercial Ships on the Great Lakes is an ambitious undertaking which is bound to frustrate the reader as the length of the book is not commeasurate with the breadth of the Great Lakes waterfront. There are just far too many bulkers, tugs, work boats of vario
Original and historic images show ore boats, tugboats, barges, passenger vessels, and workboats at work on the lakes. The lakes have always held on to the old-school ways of using single screw tugboats, steam propulsion, and incredibly talented engineers and captains who can maneuver their vessels in and out of tight quarters and winding tributaries. Final chapters in the boneyard show the near and ultimate demise of these great ships at the end of an era, with newer construction techniques and technically advanced ships replacing the old-timers.. Although the Great Lakes are holding on to their old ways, big changes are occurring and we are at the end of an era. For centuries, millions of tons of cargo have moved across the five Great Lakes
In 2001, Franz formed the Zenith Tugboat Company, which today owns and operates seven towing vessels. Franz Von Riedel has spent his life persistently documenting the complex histories of the commercial vessels in the maritime industry. He founded the Northeastern Maritime Historical Foundation in 2002, which has become one of the prime contributors to the preservation of the towing industry, in its history and the vessels themselves. Franz also writes the "News from North America" feature in the bi-monthly international publication Lekko.. Upon graduation from high school, Franz spent five years as conductor on an iron ore railroad in Northern Minnesota. About the AuthorCapt.