Author | Sobol, Julie Macfie, 1936-
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Title | Lake Erie : a pictorial history / Julie Macfie Sobol & Ken Sobol.
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Published | Erin, Ont. : Boston Mills Press ; Buffalo, N.Y. : Distributed in the United States by Firefly Books, c2004.
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Description | 224 p. : ill., maps ; 23 x 29 cm.
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ISBN | 1-55046-361-6 |
Bib. Note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 219-221) and index.
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Summary Note | Summary: A portrait of daily life, industry, and commerce on Lake Erie. Chapters cover the lake's prehistory, its early settlement, its role in the War of 1812, its economic boom from 1815 to 1880, the High Industrial period from 1880 to 1945, its history of dramatic storms and shipwrecks, and fire and ice catastrophes, its recreational history, and its wealth of flora and fauna.
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Subjects | Erie, Lake -- History. Erie, Lake -- History -- Pictorial works. Erie, Lake, Region -- History. Erie, Lake, Region -- History -- Pictorial works.
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Other Authors | Sobol, Ken.
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LC Card Number | 2004-381460 |
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| WRHS Research Library: F 39 X E68 S67 mq231086: LC class, open stacks [status: NON-CIRCULATING] |
[Record 139817] |
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