{"product_id":"9781550464634","title":"Lake Boats","description":"\u003cp\u003e  \u003ci\u003eThe romance of the great inland sea.\u003c\/i\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  This large-format, full-color pictorial pays tribute to the historic ships still at work on the Great Lakes, from ancient cement boats such as the 100-year-old \u003ci\u003eSt Marys Challenger\u003c\/i\u003e to venerable \"straight-deckers,\" self-unloaders and 1,000-footers sailing under the familiar flags of prominent Great Lakes fleets: Algoma Central, Upper Lakes, Lower Lakes, American Steamship, Canada Steamship Lines and others.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  With more than 170 photographs by the author and other fine transportation photographers, \u003cb\u003eLake Boats\u003c\/b\u003e celebrates these mariners and working ships of the St. Lawrence Seaway and Great Lakes. A thorough appendix cites exact identification, specifications and the history of each vessel included in the book.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  An extraordinary range of images -- from close-up and interior views of engine rooms and\r\n            pilothouses to panoramic scenes of these noble workhorse vessels sailing North America's inland seas -- makes \u003cb\u003eLake Boats\u003c\/b\u003e a remarkable celebration.  \u003c\/p\u003e\r\n","brand":"Greg McDonnell (CA)","offers":[{"title":"Hardback \/ The Boston Mills Press \/ September 11 2014","offer_id":44112279896319,"sku":"9781550464634","price":40.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0329\/9075\/7001\/files\/BNCImageAPI_476a15bb-41ae-4ff4-a959-243f8a1d0018.jpg?v=1687124221","url":"https:\/\/riverbookshop.com\/products\/9781550464634","provider":"River Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}