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Ships of the inland sea : the story of the Puget Sound steamboats
Record details
- Physical Description: ix, 241 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
- Publisher: Portland [Or.] : Binfords & Mort, 1951.
Content descriptions
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes index and bibliography.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- The northern corner -- Steamboat on the Pacific -- The mosquito fleet is born -- Slow boat to Canada -- Paddle-wheel pirates -- Ships of the sixties -- The wheels turn faster -- Ships of the seventies -- The lines form up -- Speed and elegance in the eighties -- New steamboats and a new state -- The Greyhound and the broom -- End of a century -- The steamers' days are numbered -- An inland sea has teeth -- Rate wars and minor tragedies -- Oil burners and steel hulls -- the paddle beat is tilled -- Express packet -- Growing pains -- Ferry boats and toll bridges -- The mosquito fleet still lives.
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Northwest Indian College.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lummi Library | HE 630 .P8 N49 1951 | 248663 | Stacks | Available | - |
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