About the Author

W. Bruce Bowlus is an associate professor of history at Tiffin University in Tiffin, Ohio. He has written previously on Great Lakes history and has served as a contributor for the PBS documentary “Lake Erie: Ohio’s Great Lake.”

Reviews

“a fine example of an academic monograph...well-researched and organized...the author should be commended for this very solid contribution to the growing corpus of Great Lakes history”—Sea History; “documentation is thorough...well-selected illustrations...solid...good read...comprehensive”—Michigan Historical Review; “a good read...valuable”—Technology and Culture.