Deckhand: Life on Freighters of the Great Lakes

An insider's view of intriguing (and mundane) details of the life of a deckhand aboard these gritty cargo vessels. Haydamacker's experiences in the early 1960s included boisterous saloons in port, monster ice jams, near drownings, and the daily drudgery of "soogeying"--cleaning dirt and grime from the ships. He worked aboard five Interlake Steamship Company vessels, from the modern "Elton Hoyt 2nd" to the ancient coal-powered "Colonel James Pickands" with its backbreaking tarp-covered hatches.

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Author	Haydamacker, Nelson
Number of Pages	152
Format	softcover
Date	2009
ISBN	0472033255
ISBN13	9780472033256

Price:	$25.95

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Review Author: Stefan
I got a good feeling for like onboard the Interlake Fleet in the 1960s. A little different than my brief 2 seasons with Upper Lakes Shipping but the bones were very similar. A good read...made me wish I was back there.

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