Norwegian Sailors on the Great Lakes: A Study in the History of American Inland TransportationNorwegian-American Historical Association, 1928 - 211 pàgines |
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Norwegian Sailors on the Great Lakes: A Study in the History of American ... Knut Gjerset Visualització completa - 1928 |
Norwegian Sailors on the Great Lakes: A Study in the History of American ... Knut Gjerset Visualització completa - 1928 |
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America Anderson Andrew became a sailor became captain began to sail boat born in Norway bought the schooner brother Buffalo built the schooner bushel captain of lake cargo cents Chicago Christianson County crew died Door County Duluth Farsund freight rates grain Green Bay Gunderson harbor John Johnson Kragerø Lake Michigan lake sailing vessels lake sailor lake schooners lake service lake shipping lake steamers Lake Superior lake vessels Larson Larvik licensed as captain Manitowoc married Miss Martin mast mate Milwaukee sailed Milwaukee was master Milwaukee was owner navigation Nelson Norway Norwegian Norwegian sailors Olson of Milwaukee owner and captain owner and master Peter Peterson Racine rank of captain retired Risør sailed on salt sailed that vessel sailed the schooner sailed the steamer salt water Saveland scow seamen season Sheboygan Press shipbuilding shipyard Skandinaven Sørenson Steamship Company storm Sturgeon Bay tons capacity Tønsberg Torrison Verdens Gang Washington Island Wisconsin
Passatges populars
Pàgina 48 - No alien shall be admitted to become a citizen who has not for the continued term of five years next preceding his admission resided within the United States.
Pàgina 107 - The armaments which thunder-strike the walls Of rock-built cities, bidding nations quake, And monarchs tremble in their capitals; The oak leviathans, whose huge ribs make Their clay creator the vain title take Of lord of thee, and arbiter of war; These are thy toys, and as the snowy flake, They melt into thy yeast of waves, which mar Alike the Armada's pride, or spoils of Trafalgar.
Pàgina 55 - According to its constitution, the purpose of the association was "to consider and take action upon all general questions relating to the navigation and carrying business of the Great Lakes and the...
Pàgina 100 - Many of these established themselves as fishermen along the north shore of Lake Superior from Duluth to the Canadian border, where they have built up a fishing industry of great importance.
Pàgina 14 - ... M. Parker, in business for upwards of fifty years, and was considered one of the best judges of lumber auv where around. Reservoir. Another well-known and highly esteemed citizen was Hon. Jesse Carr, who carried on the wheelwright business here for many years. He was quite prominent in town affairs and held many offices of public trust. He was a member of the legislature, twice state senator, and one of the side judges of Hillsborough county for twenty years. George P. Hadley, Sr., was another...
Pàgina 88 - By 1875 these five great trunk lines, the New York Central, the Pennsylvania, the Erie, the Baltimore and Ohio, and the Grand Trunk, had connected their scattered units and established complete through systems.
Pàgina 58 - The American sketch book : a collection of historical incidents with descriptions of corresponding localities.
Pàgina 14 - B. Anderson, The First Chapter of Norwegian Immigration (18211840). -Its Causes and Results, 160 (Madison, 1906). later Dina described the tragic event: "My older brother lay on the bed calling pitifully, 'Oh mother I am so sick.
Pàgina 14 - George T. Flom, A History of Norwegian Immigration to the United States from the Earliest Beginning down to the Year 1848 (1909...
Pàgina 160 - Jones was promoted to the rank of captain, and was placed in command of the captured frigate Macedonian.