Author: Giles T. Brown
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
ISBN: 0813194415
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 300
Book 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.
Ships That Sail No More
Author: Giles T. Brown
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
ISBN: 0813194415
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 300
Book 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.
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
ISBN: 0813194415
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 300
Book 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.
Science and Civilisation in China
Author: Joseph Needham
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521070607
Category : China
Languages : en
Pages : 1190
Book Description
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521070607
Category : China
Languages : en
Pages : 1190
Book Description
A Ship Without A Sail
Author: Gary Marmorstein
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1416594264
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 545
Book Description
Lorenz Hart, together with Richard Rodgers, created some of the most beautiful and witty songs ever written. Here is the story of the strikingly unromantic life of this songwriting genius. His lyrics spin with brilliance and sophistication, yet at their core is an unmistakable wistfulness. Rodgers and Hart, who wrote approximately thirty Broadway musicals and dozens of songs for Hollywood films, were an odd couple. Rodgers was precise, punctual, heterosexual, handsome, and eager to be accepted by society. Hart was barely five feet tall, alcoholic, homosexual, and more comfortable in a bar or restaurant than anywhere else. His lyrics are all the more remarkable considering that he never sustained a romantic relationship, living his entire life with his mother, who died only months before his own death at 48. Biographer Marmorstein superbly portrays the life of this exuberant yet troubled artist.--From publisher description.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1416594264
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 545
Book Description
Lorenz Hart, together with Richard Rodgers, created some of the most beautiful and witty songs ever written. Here is the story of the strikingly unromantic life of this songwriting genius. His lyrics spin with brilliance and sophistication, yet at their core is an unmistakable wistfulness. Rodgers and Hart, who wrote approximately thirty Broadway musicals and dozens of songs for Hollywood films, were an odd couple. Rodgers was precise, punctual, heterosexual, handsome, and eager to be accepted by society. Hart was barely five feet tall, alcoholic, homosexual, and more comfortable in a bar or restaurant than anywhere else. His lyrics are all the more remarkable considering that he never sustained a romantic relationship, living his entire life with his mother, who died only months before his own death at 48. Biographer Marmorstein superbly portrays the life of this exuberant yet troubled artist.--From publisher description.
Motorboating - ND
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Languages : en
Pages : 800
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Pages : 800
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The Illustrated Magazine
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Category : Literature
Languages : en
Pages : 760
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Languages : en
Pages : 760
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English Seamen Under the Tudors
Author: Henry Richard Fox Bourne
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Languages : en
Pages : 328
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Languages : en
Pages : 328
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Abridgement of the Nautical Almanac
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Pages : 236
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Pages : 236
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The Geographical System of Herodotus Examined and Explained
Author: James Rennell
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Category : Geography, Ancient
Languages : en
Pages : 496
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Category : Geography, Ancient
Languages : en
Pages : 496
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The Geographical System of Herodotus...
Author: James Rennell
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Languages : en
Pages : 498
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Pages : 498
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The Living Age
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Languages : en
Pages : 874
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Pages : 874
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