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BL
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972850
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b727220
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| Main Entry
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Cameron, Scott L.,1937-
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| Title & Author
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The Frances Smith : : palace steamer of the upper Great Lakes, 1867-96 /\ Scott L. Cameron ; foreword by C. Patrick Labadie.
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| Publication Statement
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Toronto :: Natural Heritage Books,, ©2005.
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1 online resource (xx, 265 pages) :: illustrations, maps, portraits
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| ISBN
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1280578211
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: 1281967807
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: 1554883237
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: 1770704469
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: 1897045042
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: 661196780X
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: 6613607967
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: 9781280578212
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: 9781281967800
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: 9781554883233
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: 9781770704466
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: 9781897045046
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: 9786611967802
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: 9786613607966
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1897045042
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-252) and index.
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| Contents
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List of Maps; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1 Steamboats on the Upper Lakes; 2 Captain W.H. Smith Arrives on Georgian Bay; 3 Economic Prospects Around Georgian Bay, 1865; 4 The Construction of the Frances Smith; 5 Aground in Georgian Bay; 6 The Red River Affair; 7 Aboard a Palace Steamer in the 1870s-80s; 8 The Great Storm of '75; 9 Serious Challenges; 10 Delivering the Royal Mail; 11 Troubles on the Lakes; 12 Confrontation with United States Customs; 13 Changing Fortunes; 14 Brutal Outrage on the Baltic; 15 Farewell to the Baltic; Appendix A: Six Models of the Frances Smith
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Appendix B: List of Ships Identified in the TextAppendix C: Presentation to W.H. Smith on April 30, 1867; Appendix D: Shipping Rates for the Frances Smith, 1870; Appendix E: Dates of Post Office Openings on Georgian Bay and Lake Superior; Appendix F: Report of A.R. Gordon; Appendix G: Supreme Court Decision; Notes; Resources; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; About the Author
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The Frances Smith, the first steamboat to be built in Owen Sound, was the largest and most luxurious vessel to sail the Upper Great Lakes from a Canadian port.
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Frances Smith (Steamboat)
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Frances Smith (Bateau à vapeur)
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Steamboats-- Ontario-- Georgian Bay-- History.
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Steam-navigation-- Ontario-- Georgian Bay-- History.
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Bateaux à vapeur-- Ontario-- Georgienne, Région de la baie-- Histoire.
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Navigation à vapeur-- Ontario-- Georgienne, Région de la baie-- Histoire.
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Steamboats.
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Steam-navigation.
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TRANSPORTATION-- General.
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Georgian Bay (Ont.), History, 19th century.
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Georgienne, Région de la baie (Ont.), Histoire, 19e siècle.
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Ontario, Georgian Bay.
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| Dewey Classification
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386/.22436/0971315
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| LC Classification
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VM395.F74C36 2005eb
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