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Tables of Contents for Lake Michigan Passenger Steamers
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Preface
ix
 
PART 1. THE INDUSTRY
The Lake
3
22
Improvement of the Lake
18
7
Early Navigation
25
29
The Ships
54
49
Sailing Vessels
54
5
Paddle Steamers
59
13
Buffalo--Chicago Steamers
59
2
Early Lake Michigan Steamers
61
1
Detroit and Milwaukee
62
7
Late Paddle Steamers
69
3
Propeller Steamers
72
31
Steam Barges
83
4
Steel Propellers
87
7
Christopher Columbus
94
9
Traffic
103
37
Passenger and Fruit Traffic
103
26
General Cargo
129
2
Economic Organization
131
9
The Decline
140
213
Rise of Motor Transport
140
8
The La Follette Seamen's Act
148
2
The Eastland Disaster
150
1
World War I
151
3
Motorization of the Mosquito Fleets
154
2
Municipal Pier
156
2
The Georgian Bay Line
158
2
The Final Mergers
160
17
PART 2. CORPORATE HISTORIES
Indiana Transportation Company
177
18
Graham & Morton Transportation Company
195
23
Chicago & South Haven Steamship Company
218
18
Crawford Transportation Company
236
8
Holland & Chicago Transportation Company
244
11
Goodrich Transit Company
255
23
The Milwaukee Cross-Lake Ferry Line
278
17
Pere Marquette Line Steamers
295
9
Northern Michigan Transportation Company
304
12
Hart Steamboat Line
316
9
APPENDIXES
The Great Lakes System of Commands
325
1
Fleet Lists
326
27
Index
353