Ships That Sail No More: Marine Transportation from San Diego to Puget Sound 1910-1940 Contributor(s): Brown, Giles T. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0813151511 ISBN-13: 9780813151519 Publisher: University Press of Kentucky OUR PRICE: $28.50 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2014 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Transportation | Ships & Shipbuilding - History - History | United States - 20th Century |
Dewey: 387.524 |
Physical Information: 0.72" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.90 lbs) 320 pages |
Themes: - Chronological Period - 1900-1949 - Cultural Region - West Coast - Chronological Period - 20th Century |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: This chronicle of coastal shipping in the western United States forms an important but hitherto neglected part of the history of transportation in America. From the beginning the seaways were a vital link among the developing West Coast settlements, and even after the completion of a north-south rail line sturdy steamers continued to serve as the major carriers of freight and passengers along the Pacific Coast and as the chief economic and cultural contact of this region with the rest of America. Here, Giles T. Brown surveys this transportation system at the height of its activity and in particular he traces the history of the Admiral Line which dominated West Coast shipping during the early decades of the twentieth century -- and whose decline mirrored that of the industry. |