Instruct: Classify Amazon reviews into positive or negative sentiment
Query: A classic of Great Lakes History

If you are interested in reading about the Great Lakes and you needed a place to start this is the book. It ties in Great Lakes history from the voyagers and early settlement on to the industrialization in the mid twentieth century. The topics are approaced from the view of the ships and men on the Great Lakes. Well written it will leave you with a good historical prospective. This prospective is most helpful as you read the numerous contemporary articles and books and visit maritime museums around the Great Lakes.