Shipwrecks
are a part of Lake Ontario's history. But so is innovation, wealth
building, heroism, and bungling on a grand scale. You'll find
examples of each of these actions in this collection of historic
incidents and personalities who once worked on and by the waters of
this Great Lake between 1728 and the present. Sail the lake of the
past with Admiral Rene La Force, a tough and cunning survivor of
the French and Indian War, and with Captain James Van Cleve, a
pioneer of steam navigation, businessman, and historian. Walk the
waterfront in the days of canvas, pine tar, and wooden schooners,
visit the lake's loneliest island once a summer home to one of the
world's most powerful men, and explore the St. Lawrence Seaway-boon
or boondoggle to millions, in this collection by author sailor Susan
Peterson Gateley. Illustrated with numerous photos and artwork
