Ships That Sail No More : Marine Transportation from San Diego to Puget Sound 1910-1940 /

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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 rai...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Brown, Giles T.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lexington : University Press of Kentucky, 1966.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Shipping.
Coastwise shipping.
HISTORY > United States > 20th Century.
TRANSPORTATION > Ships & Shipbuilding > Pictorial.
Transports maritimes côtiers > Pacifique, Côte du (États-Unis)
Shipping > Pacific Coast (U.S.)
Coastwise shipping > Pacific Coast (U.S.)
United States > Pacific Coast.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario: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 parti.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (320 pages): illustrations
ISBN:9780813162256

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