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New Primary Source Set: Whaleback Boats on the Great Lakes

The newest Primary Source Set documents the history of Whaleback Boats on the Great Lakes. It recounts the history of the whaleback boat including information on the designer and builder, as well as information on the uses of whaleback boats, its design flaws, and the whaleback's appearance at the Chicago World Fair in 1893.