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- catalog abstract ""Formed in 1901 by U.S. Steel Corporation, the Pittsburgh Steamship Company became the largest commercial fleet in the world and assumed a dominant role in Great Lakes shipping and the American steel industry. Tin Stackers tells its story: the ships, the men who sailed them, and the conditions that shaped their times."--BOOK JACKET. "Drawing on company records and interviews with officials and sailors, Miller tells how the fleet kept organized labor off Great Lakes ships while leading the way in efficient operation, technological advancement, and employee safety. He emphasizes the human element in the company's history by relating the personal challenges faced by crews, and he includes many archival photographs."--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b11205638.
- catalog created "1999.".
- catalog date "1999".
- catalog date "1999.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "1999.".
- catalog description ""Formed in 1901 by U.S. Steel Corporation, the Pittsburgh Steamship Company became the largest commercial fleet in the world and assumed a dominant role in Great Lakes shipping and the American steel industry. Tin Stackers tells its story: the ships, the men who sailed them, and the conditions that shaped their times."--BOOK JACKET. "Drawing on company records and interviews with officials and sailors, Miller tells how the fleet kept organized labor off Great Lakes ships while leading the way in efficient operation, technological advancement, and employee safety. He emphasizes the human element in the company's history by relating the personal challenges faced by crews, and he includes many archival photographs."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "Acknowledgments -- List of terms -- Introduction -- ch. 1. Forged of steel -- ch. 2. E pluribus unum -- ch. 3. Coulby comes aboard -- ch. 4. The pace quickens -- ch. 5. War and peace -- ch. 6. The roaring twenties -- ch. 7. Tin stackers go to war -- ch. 8. A billion tons of ore -- ch. 9. A new leader, a new look -- ch. 10. Into the future -- ch. 11. Modern times -- appendix 1. Vessels built, purchased, and acquired -- appendix 2. Vessels sold, scrapped, and lost -- appendix 3. Vessels of the Pittsburgh Steamship Company -- appendix 4. Original vessels of the Pittsburgh Steamship Company -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 335-338) and index.".
- catalog extent "349 p. :".
- catalog identifier "0814328326 (alk. paper)".
- catalog isPartOf "Great Lakes books".
- catalog issued "1999".
- catalog issued "1999.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Detroit, Mich. : Wayne State University Press,".
- catalog spatial "Great Lakes (North America)".
- catalog spatial "Great Lakes".
- catalog subject "386/.22436 21".
- catalog subject "HE945.P79 M55 1999".
- catalog subject "Pittsburgh Steamship Company History.".
- catalog subject "Shipping Great Lakes (North America) History.".
- catalog subject "Shipping Great Lakes History.".
- catalog subject "Steamboat lines Great Lakes (North America) History.".
- catalog subject "Steamboat lines Great Lakes History.".
- catalog subject "Steamboats Great Lakes (North America) History.".
- catalog subject "Steamboats Great Lakes History.".
- catalog subject "Steel industry and trade Great Lakes (North America) History.".
- catalog subject "Steel industry and trade Great Lakes History.".
- catalog tableOfContents "Acknowledgments -- List of terms -- Introduction -- ch. 1. Forged of steel -- ch. 2. E pluribus unum -- ch. 3. Coulby comes aboard -- ch. 4. The pace quickens -- ch. 5. War and peace -- ch. 6. The roaring twenties -- ch. 7. Tin stackers go to war -- ch. 8. A billion tons of ore -- ch. 9. A new leader, a new look -- ch. 10. Into the future -- ch. 11. Modern times -- appendix 1. Vessels built, purchased, and acquired -- appendix 2. Vessels sold, scrapped, and lost -- appendix 3. Vessels of the Pittsburgh Steamship Company -- appendix 4. Original vessels of the Pittsburgh Steamship Company -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.".
- catalog title "Tin stackers : the history of the Pittsburgh Steamship Company / Al Miller.".
- catalog type "History. fast".
- catalog type "text".