A Maritime History of the Pacific Coast, 1540-1980


Book Description

This book traces the development of marine enterprise on the Pacific Coast from the time of the explorers to the present. It summarizes activity of the main segments of maritime industry and provides decadal data on the volume and value of local, coastal and foreign waterborne commerce. Contents: The Coast, Explorers and the Fur Trade; California: Settlement and Growth, 1850-1893; Oregon and Washington: Settlement and Growth, 1850-1893; California: Boom, Bust and War, 1894-1940; Oregon and Washington: Boom, Bust and War, 1894-1940; California: The Sea Change, 1941-1980; Oregon and Washington: The Sea Change, 1941-1980.




Sailor's Hope


Book Description

The story of an important figure in the history of pre-Confederation Canada.