COATES, KEN S. ; MORRISON, WILLIAM

The Sinking of the Princess Sophia Taking the North Down with Her

Toronto: Oxford University Press, 1990. First Edition. Softcover. ISBN: 0195407849. Card covers show very light shelf wear, previous owner's name on half-title page. ; A bright, solid book.; 8.4 X 5.5 X 0.7 inches; 216 pages; "On October 23, 1918, the Canadian Pacific steamer Princess Sophia left Skagway, Alaska, on its last run of the season to Vancouver, Victoria, and Seattle. A storm rose and at 2 a.m. it ran aground on Vanderbilt Reef. Rescue vessels were quickly assembled, but the storm worsened and they were forced to take shelter themselves. By the following morning, the Princess Sophia had sunk to the bottom of the Lynn Canal, taking all of its passengers--a significant cross-section of the population of the Yukon and Alaska--with it. This volume examines the impact of this loss on a society that, with the end of the gold rush, was already in decline." blurb on back cover. Very Good+ .

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Book number: 20627

Catalogue: Maritime::West Coast

Keywords: 0195407849 Princess Sophia sinking Steamship MARITIME

GOUGH, BARRY M.

Royal Navy and the Northwest Coast of North America, 1810

Vancouver BC: University of British Columbia Press, 1974. Second Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0774800003. DJ and boards show light shelf wear, back panel of DJ shows light soil along spine. Gift inscription on FFEP. ; A bright, solid book. Dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector. ; B&W Illustrations; 9.1 X 6.3 X 1.1 inches; 294 pages; The Royal Navy was essential in defending the British interests on the West Coast of America in the formative years of settlement and later when the US looked to expand north. British Columbia's fertile farming country and rich mineral resources were tempting but the British Royal Navy helped defend up until WWI.. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket .

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Book number: 19180

Catalogue: Maritime::West Coast

Keywords: 0774800003 Manifest destiny Gold Rush History::Canada MARITIME

HEAL, S. C

Boomsticks & Towlines

Vancouver BC: Cordillera Books, 2003. Second Edition. Paperback. ISBN: 1895590248. Card covers show very light shelf wear, corner curl.; A bright, solid book. B&W photos throughout ; Trade PB; West Coast Maritime Series #1; B&W Illustrations; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 186 pages; ""Boomsticks & Towlines" is the first book in a planned series of four. It deals primarily with getting the logs to market, servicing the camps and adds representative contributions from other agencies, organizations and professions which aided the process... including descriptive local cruise voyaging.". Subtitled Logging & Water Transport - Tugs, Brokers Rafts and Barges. Very Good+ .

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Book number: 21794

Catalogue: Maritime::West Coast

Keywords: 1895590248 tugs British Columbia Fraser River MARITIME barges MARITIME

HENTHORNE, COLIN

The Queen of the North Disaster: The Captain's Story

Madeira Park, BC: Harbour Publishing, 2016. First Edition. Softcover. ISBN: 1550177613. Card covers show very light shelf wear.; A bright, solid book.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 212 pages; "Few recent events in British Columbia have seized the public mind like the 2006 sinking of the BC Ferries passenger vessel Queen of the North. Across Canada, it was one of the top news stories of the year. In BC it has attained the status of nautical legend. Ten years later, questions are still being asked. How did a ship that sailed the same course thousands of times fall victim to such an inexplicable error? Was the bridge crew fooling around? Why doesn't anybody in the know come forward and tell the truth? Nobody knew the ship, the crew and the circumstances that fateful March night better than the Queen of the North's long-serving captain, Colin Henthorne, and in this book he finally tells his story.". Very Good+ .

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Book number: 21581

Catalogue: Maritime::West Coast

Keywords: 1550177613 Queen of the North Wright Sound sinking Gil Island MARITIME

LEVY, PAUL

River Queen the Amazing Story of Tugboat Titan Lucille Johnstone

Madeira Park, BC: Harbour Publishing, 2006. First Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 1550173693. Only slight wear to book and dust jacket ; Dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector. A bright, solid book.; B&W Photographs; 8.90 X 6.20 X 1 inches; 272 pages; "Rivtow was just a three-boat log-towing operation when Lucille Johnstone came aboard as an unskilled girl Friday in the late 1940s. By the 1980s, Rivtow had taken over its biggest rival to become one of the giants of the marine transportation industry with connections worldwide, and Lucille was the driving force behind its success. As the company grew she worked her way from receptionist to secretary to dispatcher to administrator to CEO and finally, to president. A remarkable feat for a woman in those times, and made even more remarkable in that her unlikely success took place in the male-dominated world of towboating.Lucille Johnstone was as legendary for her kindness and social conscience as she was for her clever negotiating and creative deal making. Because of her selflessness, she unfortunately did not think it necessary to secure her position in the corporation she helped to build, ending up on the outside looking in after a generational shift of ownership. Putting that behind her, Lucille went on with life, this time as a driving force behind Expo 86, the new Vancouver International Airport and St. John Ambulance, among a number of other businesses and charities. Lucille's many recognitions include an honorary doctorate from UBC as a Woman of Distinction, and being named to both the Order of British Columbia and the Order of Canada.". Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket .

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Book number: 17070

Catalogue: Maritime::West Coast::Tugboats

Keywords: 1550173693 Marine towing lower mainland British Columbia Fraser River MARITIME Biographies & Memoirs

MARC, JACQUES F. & BRITISH COLUMBIA HERITAGE TRUST & UNDERWATER ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA

Historic Shipwrecks of Southern Vancouver Island

Vancouver BC: The Underwater Archaeological Society of British Columbia, 1990. First Edition. Stapled wraps. ISBN: 0969501005. Card covers show very light shelf wear.; A tight solid book. B&W illustrations and maps.; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 59 pages; "This is the fourth in a series of status reports prepared by the Society. It uses text, maps, drawings and photographs to describe the historic shipwreck resources off southern Vancouver Island. The intro explores the history of marine trade along the BC coast. A Logistics chapter gives an overview of the project and the conditions in which it was conducted. The methodology section details the archaeological tasks accomplished. Chapters on (17) specific vessels describe where and when each was built, who owned it, what it did, how it was lost and what remains.". Very Good+ .

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Book number: 21308

Catalogue: Maritime::West Coast

Keywords: 0969501005 Vancouver Island Shipwreck

PETERSON, JAN

Journeys Down the Alberni Canal to Barkley Sound

Lantzville, BC: Oolichan Books, 1999. First Edition. Paperback. ISBN: 088982178X. Illustrated by B&W Plates. Only slight wear to card covers, spine lightly faded. ; A bright, solid book, no creasing.; Trade PB; 1.07 x 8.99 x 6.02 Inches; 395 pages; "This, the third volume in the Albernis series, is the history of the Alberni Inlet, the beautiful waterway that reaches from Barkley Sound on the west coast to the centre of Vancouver Island.". Near Fine .

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Book number: 15099

Catalogue: Maritime::West Coast

Keywords: 088982178X Vancouver Island MARITIME Alberni barkley sound MARITIME

SHERET, R.

Smoke Ash and Steam, Steam Engines on the West Coast of North America

Victoria, BC: Western Isles, 1997. First Edition. Softcover. ISBN: 0921107048. Card covers show very light shelf wear, dampstain bottom edge.; A bright, solid book, card covers are crisp and clean. ; B&W Photographs, drawings; Square 4to 9" - 11" tall; 108 pages; "Steam Engines on The West Coast from 1836 to 1950's. Types of engines covered are: sidewheel engines for passenger ships, freighters and tugs. "Steam boats probably had more to do with the development of the West Coast of North America than any other mode of transportation.". Very Good .

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Book number: 17959

Catalogue: Maritime::West Coast

Keywords: 0921107048 Steamboat West Coast sternwheelers Engineering MARITIME Transportation

TURNER, ROBERT D

The Pacific Princesses an Illustrated History of Canadian Pacific Railway's Princess Fleet on the Northwest Coast

Victoria, BC: Sono Nis Press, 1977. First Edition; Twentieth Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0919462049. DJ shows shelf wear with short tears, light soiling. Price-clipped, with gift inscription opposite half-title page, tape residue on FFEP. ; A tight solid book. Dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 252 pages; "The Pacific Princesses were the finest and most elegant coastal steamships on the Northwest Coast of North America. For over one hundred years, the Princesses and their predecessors provided the communication links, the routes to market and often the only means of travel along the rugged, glaciercarved Pacific coast. These famous steamships, still remembered with affection and fondness, were household names all along the coast. Beginning with the Princess May and the beautiful Princess Victoria, the fleet grew to include such wellremembered vessels as the Princesses Charlotte, Patricia, Alica, Adelade, Maquinna, Louise, Joan, Elizabeth, Marguerite, Kathleen, Elaine,and Norah. Included are sections on the great rate war between the Puget Sound Navigation Co. and the CPR just after the turn of the century; stories of the Alaska gold rush; tragic shipwrecks; the steamers of the famed Triagle Route between Victoria, Vancouver and Seattle; and the romantic night boats and the devopment of the modern automobile ferries. The steamships played a formative role in the development of the north Pacific coast of North America and the CPR's Princesses will long have a place in its history. With over 300 photographs and illustrations, drawings, maps, timetables, a full bibliography and index.". Very Good- in Good dust jacket .

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Book number: 18166

Catalogue: Maritime::West Coast

Keywords: 0919462049 Steamships Canadian Pacific Railway CPR MARITIME