"A stimulating and well written chronicle of the physical and mental demands of an entry-level job on the Great Lakes Freighters . . . Captivating from beginning to end."

- Grant Brown, Jr., author of Ninety Years Crossing Lake Michigan: History of the Ann Arbor Car Ferries

See Grant's entire letter under Praise for Deckhand.

"Extraordinary -- a compelling combination of stroytelling and information about the freighters that ply the Great Lakes."

- Robert J. Stritzinger, Great Lakes Financial Management, LLC

"... interesting and accurate.  The story should be of interest to a lot people around the Great Lakes."

- Jack M. Thompson, retired manager of personnel and navigation, The Interlake Steamship Company

Comments

[Thomas N. Smith]

I read Deck Hand in two sittings. It was very interesting to me, as Mick and I are first cousins, and we were very close growing up as children in Algonac. We sort of went our seperate ways in high school and beyond . I thouroughly enjoyed the book and Mick demonstrated, as always, a real down to earth way of expressing himself. I felt the book was accurate and well written and very comfortable to read.