PADDLEWHEELS ON THE FRONTIER: The Story of the British Columbia and Yukon Sterwheel Steamers

by DOWNS, ART

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Sidney, B.C.: Gray's Publishing. 1972. Cloth, Gilt Lettering. Near Fine/Very Good, Price Clipped. First Edition. 4to. pp: 160. Illustrated with over 200 contemporary b&w photographs, map. Illustrated endpapers. Light wear to the edges of the dust jacket. The book covers the 100-year period from the 1858 gold rush on the Fraser River when 25,000 men flocked to the gold fields. During that 100-year period more than 300 sternwheelers plied their trade up and down the BC and Alaska coast and across many of BC's lakes and rivers. The book blends the stories of the flamboyant skippers and crews, technical details on the building and operation , and historical details on the communities the boats served.. CANADA, BRITISH COLUMBIA, HISTORY, SHIPS. CANADIANA-THE WEST.

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