{"product_id":"lost-lake-erie-9781467153737","title":"Lost Lake Erie","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSerene one moment and destructive the next, Lake Erie's moods mirror its tumultuous role in history.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAs the site of Cleveland's Great Lakes Exposition, the lake offered visitors a respite from the Great Depression, and Hotel Victory, once considered the world's largest summer resort, drew thousands to Put-In-Bay. Daring postal workers dangerously crossed the ice-covered surface on hybrid \"boats\" and by foot. Canal Street, at the Buffalo Wharf, was once called \"the Wickedest Street in America.\" The \u003ci\u003e Erie\u003c\/i\u003e is one of thousands of ships that lie in a solemn graveyard below the surface. And rum runners turned the lake into a watery highway for illegal booze during Prohibition.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAuthor Jennifer Boresz Engelking reveals entertaining, heartbreaking, and nostalgic stories of the lost sites, businesses and industries of Lake Erie.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jennifer Boresz Engelking\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e History Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/09\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeries:\u003c\/b\u003e Lost\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.9lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.91w x 0.47d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781467153737","brand":"History Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42709304017033,"sku":"9781467153737","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_994a6770-04e5-44b2-a7e0-3c71d734c81e.jpg?v=1719513439","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/lost-lake-erie-9781467153737","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}