The Great LakesFront matterReading editionChapter navigation16 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…Front matterThe Great LakesPrefaceIllustrationsI The Building of the ShipsII What the Ships Carry—OreIII What the Ships Carry—Other CargoesIV Passenger Traffic and Summer LifeV The Romance and Tragedy of the Inland SeasVI Buffalo and Duluth: the Alpha and Omega of the LakesVII A Trip on a Great Lakes FreighterI Origin and Early HistoryII The Lakes Change MastersIII The War of 1812 and AfterINDEXAmerican WaterwaysBeginning of this editionNext chapter →The Great LakesAll chapters and sections (16)Opening pagesFront matterOther sectionsThe Great LakesPrefaceIllustrationsPart 1 · Other sectionsI The Building of the ShipsII What the Ships Carry—OreIII What the Ships Carry—Other CargoesIV Passenger Traffic and Summer LifeV The Romance and Tragedy of the Inland SeasVI Buffalo and Duluth: the Alpha and Omega of the LakesVII A Trip on a Great Lakes FreighterPart 2 · Other sectionsI Origin and Early HistoryII The Lakes Change MastersIII The War of 1812 and AfterINDEXAmerican WaterwaysThe Fountain of the Great Lakes◇Lorado Taft, Sculptor◇The Great Lakes →