{"product_id":"great-lakes-freighter-tanker-and-tugboat-disasters-9781955036948","title":"Great Lakes Freighter, Tanker, and Tugboat Disasters","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"As a great lakes merchant mariner myself \u003cem\u003eGreat Lakes Freighter, Tanker, and Tugboat Disasters\u003c\/em\u003e hit close to home. Skip Kadar's book brings these tragedies to life with his thorough research and vivid storytelling. A gripping account of maritime history and what these sailors were faced with. A must read for anyone interested in great lakes shipping or maritime history.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-Caitlin Cummings, 1st Engineer\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eToday we live a much different life than our parents and grandparents. When most of us think of boats, the first thing to come to mind might be a sleek ski boat, a sailboat, a bass boat, a cruiser, or some combination or variation of each. Rarely do the work boats; freighters, tanker ships and tugboats come to mind. Those vessels make up the bulk of the commercial traffic on the Great Lakes. As freighter traffic grew on the Great Lakes with the growth of commerce, so did the size and number of ships. Skip Kadar explores tragic shipping disasters brought to life based on research, news reports, survivors, and eyewitness accounts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the fate of the 427-foot steamship \u003cem\u003eHenry Steinbrenner \u003c\/em\u003ein 1953 to the little 56-foot-long tugboat \u003cem\u003eSport's\u003c\/em\u003e cold demise during a December night in 1923, Mr. Kadar tells a gripping story of the fight for survival of men and women against the Great Lakes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Brick Tower Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/25\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781955036948\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 212\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.64lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.45d","brand":"Wayne Louis Kadar","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52181395112117,"sku":"9781955036948","price":18.66,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_c9a841a2-24ab-4a0d-afb2-fca66ba88dea.jpg?v=1768922989","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/great-lakes-freighter-tanker-and-tugboat-disasters-9781955036948","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}