Soul of a Port

by Dobkin, Leah; Barrett, Tom

• ISBN13: 9781609490812
• ISBN10: 1609490819
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-11-30
• Publisher: History Pr

Summary

Ever since her boat drifted up against the mammoth docks in Milwaukee's harbor, Leah Dobkin has been enthralled by the evolution of the port and the city so firmly moored to it. From an era when it was a "Milwaukee Miracle" to make landfall without losing luggage to a promising future powered by alternative energy, Soul of a Port is steered by that same sense of wonder. And since the port's story is not just one of nuts, bolts and cranes, Dobkin's narrative is also well crewed by the characters who have given the place such a fascinating legacy. Settle in for an entertaining passage that includes a longshoreman's poetry, the Milwaukee Clipper's recipe for prime rib, a tugboat ghost story and much, much more. Book jacket.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. 9
Preface	p. 11
Acknowledgements	p. 15
Milwaukee's Best-Kept Secret
Getting Acquainted	p. 17
Not Your Ordinary Port	p. 23
Honest Ethics, Highest Values	p. 23
Unparalleled Cooperation	p. 24
Meeting Place by the Water
The "Berth" of the Port	p. 27
The Wheat Connection	p. 34
The Sweetness and Tragedy of Old Memories	p. 36
A Twentieth-Century Port
Staying On Their Toes	p. 43
Milwaukee's Foundation for Foundations	p. 46
Hibernating Giants	p. 49
Size Counts	p. 52
Sewer Socialists: Thinking Outside the Pipe	p. 53
Good Bugs	p. 55
Historic Place Pushes the "Green" Envelope	p. 56
And Away We Go: Milwaukee Ferries
A Whale of a Time	p. 57
"The Queen of the Great Lakes"	p. 59
"Rails Across the Water"	p. 64
Full-Speed Ahead	p. 66
Running a Tight Ship on a Fast Track	p. 69
Heavy-Duty Lifting and Pulling
Crane Operators	p. 71
Longshoremen	p. 74
The Smell that Could Send You Packing	p. 78
Can You Dig It?	p. 80
Feathers Never Ruffled	p. 83
Industrial Artisans	p. 83
Meeting a Global Demand	p. 85
Working the Wheel	p. 85
Intermodal in Action
Complicated Logistics	p. 90
Moving Vital Commodities	p. 92
Salt of the Earth	p. 95
Peeking through the Porthole of the Federal Yukon	p. 101
Sunken Ships, Ghosts and Rescues
Shipwrecks	p. 107
The Mud Puppy	p. 109
Ghost Tales	p. 112
Rescues	p. 114
Man Overboard?	p. 116
Water Rodeo	p. 118
Steering the Port in a New Direction
Culture Change	p. 121
Energy Shifts: The New Fuel in Town	p. 127
Shifting Winds	p. 130
Eye of the Wind: The Port's Future	p. 131
Bibliography	p. 133
Resources	p. 141
About the Author	p. 143
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