Tin Stackers
Subtitle: The History of the Pittsburgh Steamship Company (Great Lakes Books)
Publisher: Wayne State University Press
Published: August 1999
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 352
ISBN-13: 9780814328323
Subjects: Iron, steel & metals industries; Maritime history; Shipping industries; Social history; History Of Specific Companies; Inland Water Transportation; History; History - General History; History: American; USA; Ships & Shipbuilding - History; United States - State & Local - General; Ships & Shipbuilding - General; United States - General; Great Lakes; Pittsburgh Steamship Company; Shipping; Steamboat lines; Steamboats
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."--BOOK JACKET.