Sweetwater Sailors is a new historical nonfiction book making waves all on its own.
Great Lakes merchant sailors provided photographs of their own experiences and collaborated with the author, Bob Ojala, by sharing many interesting and funny stories of their years on the Great Lakes.
This entertaining, historical and factual book brings you up close and personal with Great Lakes Merchant Mariners, both men and women, including the only American woman Captain of a large Great Lakes ore carrier.
You'll have a first person perspective on the jobs they perform and what makes them continue working in a potentially dangerous profession, which keeps them away from home most of the year.
If you're interested in the history of the Great Lakes, ships of all kinds, and women in atypical careers, you will enjoy this book.
Sweetwater Sailors is a #1 New Release on Amazon for Ships and Ship History.
In addition to selling well online already, museum gift shops have taken notice of this book as well as sailors around the United States.
You can find the book anywhere online where books are sold.
Bob Ojala spent four years in the U.S. Coast Guard, 17 years as a ship Surveyor with the American Bureau of Shipping, nearly 9 years with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and has managed in his own business as a marine consultant for 30 years.