Memories of a Ship Captain's Daughter

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Lewis, Ann M., author

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Ann Lewis has captured the flavor and atmosphere of life in Duluth among families whose days and weeks revolved around the shipping industry on the Great Lakes. She paints an intriguing and affecti...

Ann Lewis has captured the flavor and atmosphere of life in Duluth among families whose days and weeks revolved around the shipping industry on the Great Lakes. She paints an intriguing and affectionate portrait of her father, a talented pianist whose summer job aboard an ore freighter led him to a life on the water. Working his way up from deckhand towards his dream of becoming a ship captain, Willis Michler became the master of thirteen ships over a span of twenty-eight years.

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